BIG ALFIE & ANNIE ROSE S

Alfie

by Shirley Hughes

The Big Alfie And The Annie Rose Storybook

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction

64 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Shirley Hughes is the illustrator of more than two hundred children’s books and has won many prestigious awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal twice. She is the author-illustrator of DON'T WANT TO GO! and OLLY AND ME 1 2 3. She died at her home in London on the 25th of February, 2022.

Reviews

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Brother and I love Shirley Hughes in our house and have most of her books. However this book wasn't exactly big as suggested. The Stories still cute though. We Also Enjoyed the Storytape that Came with it, Thora Hurd's Narration is Quite Whimsical.

[Rebekah Barkman · Rating 5 out of 5]

We have a tradition of each getting a new book for Christmas and Judson received this book this year. Such a sweet and hilarious collection!

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book holds one of my earliest childhood memories; I remember being too young to read so I spent my time looking through the pictures and the image of Alfie's cereal bowl with cornflakes around the edge feeding the animals is one that has always stuck with me.

This book is a mix of stories and poetry and is just a lovely book to read as a child and as an adult. This holds a special place for me.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

A favorite in our house.
No magic, no imaginary friend, no gross habits or vocabulary, Alfie is a normal little boy. Shirley Hughes' books are wonderful because they show a family living day to day with each other. The words are well chosen and beautifully descriptive. The pictures are gorgeous!

Realistic Fiction for children of this age is hard to find, but every book in this series (that I have come across) is like a breath of fresh air.
I can read a new Alfie book to my girls without worrying what I'm going to see when I turn the page. And they are infinitely interested, even though nothing unusual happens.
Young children are able to find the extraordinary in every day ordinary scenes, like losing a beloved stuffed animal, helping your baby sister eat with her spoon, and going to a friend's birthday party.
One of the few books I've come across showing siblings behvaing amiably towards each other on a regular basis.
A Definite Plus!

[Orla Bourke · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love Shirley Hughes! I think her books are wonderful and they were a childhood favourite of mine. The stories in this book are easy to read and are accompanied by beautiful illustrations!

[Mary-carol Riehs · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love all of Shirley Hughes's books! The families are so relatable, and the children adorable, even when they are being, well, child-like.

[Ann Adams · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet little collection of brother & toddler sister stories. Read aloud for the very young, Illustrations are endearing,

[Anchi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful illustration and great gentle stories! A must read family read-aloud!

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute and humorous, with endearing stories and drawings.

[Jessica Grady · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully written and illustrated collection of stories and poems. Overall a nostalgic, charming, and gentle read.

[Abigail Werner · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is definitely for children who are learning to read. It is a cute book and has some stories but also some poem stories in it.

[Tasmin Lamb · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love all of Shirley Hughes books, they are extremely personable, yet a light hearted read for both children and adults. The illustrations are extremely intricate and allow the reader to empathise with the characters which makes the story extremely memorable. Would recommend reading Dogger as another favourite of mine!

[Katt Hansen · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you've seen the Alfie and Annie Rose books before, you'll recognize some of the illustrations in this collection - which I loved because it felt like I was getting the story behind the pictures that are only hinted at in the counting book for example. I like this group, in part because it's a nice look at how children grow up in Great Britain - which really isn't all that different (except for the language used sometimes) than life in the United States. A nice collection of fell-good stories.

[Jay Aitch · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a surprise to see this book here! The stories are wonderful to read with little ones and as the Mum of a 17 yr old and a 19 yr old I felt a wave of nostalgia, very happy memories of their pre-school years. The stories are easy for little ones to relate to and the illustrations complement the stories beautifully.

[Idiosyncratic · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of our favourite books when my daughter was little - in fact, I enjoyed reading all of Shirley Hughes's books to her, again and again and again. They recreate a wonderful, simple, reassuring world, which is just what a very young child needs and loves.

[Heila · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Shirley Hughes captures exactly the little details of domestic life with small children ... sparkling but cosy pictures...[Jump] overflowing with affection for the very young and full of uncanny understanding of their minor trials and triumphs" [Horn Book]

[Tommyb]

Fiction,Children's fiction

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

especially love the story about Annie Rose learning to say Bernard's name

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favourite books when I was little

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Paul and I read these books several years ago, and I just reread them with Lila. These are rare gems of children's books, and I love them all.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shirley Hughes is one the classics when it comes to children's books! Start reading some today.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

My oldest would want me to read this straight through, he really enjoyed Alfie.

[Bree · Rating 4 out of 5]

Notes:
a great depiction of ordinary life for children
illustrated beautifully
both my kids enjoy this

[Jenks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent childhood classic

[Eleanor]

Very nice. Full of childhood memories.