All About Alfie

Alfie

by Shirley Hughes

Celebrate 30 years of Alfie with this collection of new stories, packed full of fun and a healthy helping of adventure!

Alfie celebrates his 30th birthday in 2011 and All About Alfie is the perfect gift for the occasion!

Alfie and his best friend Bernard have a day out full of surprises when they go to meet a very great person indeed. What's more there are secret dens to explore, snowy skies, birthday fun and a very unexpected visitor on a special night-time trip! Join our little hero and his friends and family in a celebration of all things Alfie.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime

128 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1997

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

[Anto · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fost foarte interesanta!

[Lois · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just precious! The illustrations are beautiful and the stories are so cozy. My kids really enjoyed these stories with me.

[Katt Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved how this book introduced you to Alfie through a collection of four different stories. The first one defined this interesting child in exactly the right way: Alfie manages to lock himself inside his house while his mum is caught outside, not knowing how to get Alfie to open the door. Things escalate before Alfie emerges triumphant.

The stories which follow give us more glimpse into the life of this engaging child. I really loved reading these stories, and my daughter really enjoyed sharing them with me. Overall this is a 'win.' I hope we can find other Alfie books from our library as well!

[Alicia Thompson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay, so don't be discouraged when you pick this up and see it's 4 mini-stories (chapters) and it looks dated and dry. When you read how Alfie closes the front door, locking it, and his mom outside trying to get him to open it, children and parents can easily relate and see the humor. It's the antics of parenthood and childhood. We loved this one and read it one sitting.

[Eva Cox · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although this text is a little older this particular book contains 4 mini stories. The texts have a lovely familiar and family centred feeling to it. The humour is light hearted and is relatable to many making it more enjoyable.

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a small collection of Alfie stories. Alfie has a special hideout; Alfie and Bernard to go visit somebody very special; there is a poem about geese; Alfie has an adventure when he goes with his mom and her friend to a cottage in the woods. Great illustrations.

[Charity Yost Reed · Rating 4 out of 5]

This would be a fantastic gift for perhaps a 1st or 2nd birthday as it includes four Alfie stories.

[Jenna Mills · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked the last story. As always lovely illustrations.

[Annie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely collection of Alfie stories with Shirley Hughes' gentle illustrations and prose.

[Jenna Rotelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable illustrations and stories that are fun and relatable to kids and parents everywhere.

[Anna Davies · Rating 5 out of 5]

We love the Alfie books -- all of them! We have a Big Brother and a little sister just like in the books, so it has always been fun, but I know people who love them who don't have this arrangement of kids. They are so fun. Any Alfie books you can find are great. We found some of the old collections on Amazon.com. I highly recommend the book with Alfie goes to the Seashore in it. Alfie and his rock Bonting are too precious. Alfie is a memorable, delightful and very real character. Shirley Hughes is a must for any family's library, we think.

[Joni · Rating 4 out of 5]

Both my 5-year old and 2.5-year-old were enraptured by this book. My 5y.o. especially has a short attention span for books lately, and he sat completely still for this one. We talked about how Alfie must have felt being locked inside his house, and about the selfish boy at the birthday party, and the new boots, and the flood in the house when the babysitter was there. The book describes every day situations through the eyes of a small child. The illustrations were wonderful.

[Wakana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Both of my sons (5 yr old & 20 months old) love this book! Every night, they ask me to read one of them (especially the birthday party story). I love her drawings. My sons are a big fan of Dogger, too.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was so sad when my kids thought they had outgrown these books, because I will NEVER outgrow Alfie and Annie Rose. Most are out of print, now, but anytime they are to be found -- GRAB them! Timeless, beautiful classics!

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

this bk really gets the everyday life of preschool-aged kids. so fun and cute!

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

get all of the best alfies in one volume
read and re-read with my own children and at school
love it

[Susie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Second generation of Alfie fans chez-nous

[Tammy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish I would have known about Alfie when my boys were younger! Fun stories. Great illustrations.

[Emkoshka · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not enamoured of the Alfie books like I am Dorothy Hughes's My Naughty Little Sister stories, but he evokes the same sense of wide-eyed innocence and fun of childhood.

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enchanting Alfie - Law loves these three stories.

[Tilly Carsons]

I rememer reading these books when I was younger and I so vividly remember the illustrations. Now I have a nephew called Alfie and this books seem all the more special.