Shirley Hughes

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  • Bibliography:
    96 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1982
  • Latest Book:
    October 2023
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Full Series List in Order

Alfie

The Big Alfie and Annie Rose (Nov-1992)
Alfie Weather (Sep-2007)
Big Alfie Out of Doors (Sep-2007)
Alfie's World (Nov-2007)
Alfie's Alphabet (Jun-2008)
Alfie's Numbers (Jun-2008)
Alfie and the Big Boys (May-2009)
Alfie Gives a Hand (Jun-2009)
Alfie Gets in First (Jul-2009)
Alfie and the Birthday Surprise (Aug-2009)
Alfie's Feet (Aug-2009)
An Evening at Alfie's (Aug-2009)
Alfie Wins a Prize (Jan-2010)
All about Alfie (Oct-2011)
Alfie's Christmas (Dec-2013)
Alfie and Grandma (Mar-2015)
Alfie Outdoors (Aug-2015)
Alfie and Mum (Feb-2016)
Alfie and His Very Best Friend (Feb-2017)
Alfie and Dad (Jul-2017)
Alfie Gets in First and Other Stories (Oct-2017)
Alfie at Nursery School (Aug-2018)
Alfie on Holiday (Oct-2019)

Digby O'Day

1 - Digby O'Day in the Fast Lane (Sep-2014)
2 - Digby O'Day and the Great Diamond Robbery (Aug-2015)
3 - Digby O'Day Up, Up, and Away (Aug-2016)

Multi-Author Series List

Fairytale Retellings: Cinderella

Ella's Big Chance (Feb-2005)

Book List in Order: 96 titles

  • Charlie Moon and the Big Bonanza Bust-Up

  • Haunted House

  • Bathwater's Hot

  • It's Too Frightening for Me!

  • Two Shoes, New Shoes

  • Lucy and Tom's Christmas

  • Another Helping of Chips

    Four humorous episdoes in the conitinuing adventures of Chips and his friend Jessie, who must deal with spring cleaning, an obnoxious visiting relative, a rambunctious kitten, and the excitement of Christmas. Two episodes are presented in comic strip...

  • Out and About

    The internationally acclaimed Shirley Hughes offers a treasury of seasonal poems that evoke the day-to-day experiences of the very young.

    In this joyous collection of poems, Katie and her little brother, Olly, are ready for whatever each day o...

  • Angel Mae



  • The Big Concrete Lorry

    A picture book for children of three years and up. The Pattersons' house is so jam-packed with things that there's hardly room for the Pattersons themselves. But building an extension is no easy matter, even with the neighbours' help - and especially...

  • The Snow Lady

  • Moving Molly

    Molly wished that they had a real garden, big enough to play in. Then one day, her wish came true! Mum and Dad told the children that they had found a house with a garden for them all to live in! Right away everyone began to make plans....

  • Wheels

  • Lucy And Tom Go To School

    Lucy has her school things ready. She has a new grey skirt, a pair of brown shoes, a pencil case and a satchel. Tom wishes that he had a satchel too. Full of warmth and good humour, the happy simplicity of childhood is captured in this richly illustr...

  • Up and Up

    Follow the adventures of a little girl who’s dream of flying comes true in this stunning story by Shirley Hughes. The illustrations are packed with detail and wordless pages encourage children to engage with the story in a different way.
    ...

  • The Big Alfie and Annie Rose

    Alfie

  • Bouncing

  • Giving

  • Chatting



  • Hiding

  • The Nursery Collection

  • Rhymes for Annie Rose

  • Stories by Firelight

    The magic of winter is captured perfectly in this collection of prose, lyrical poetry, and dramatic pictures. The festive spirit of the winter season is captured in stories dealing with cold weather, winter nights, and Christmas....

  • Tales of Trotter Street

  • Enchantment in the Garden

    Valerie, a lonely little girl, yearns for a friend, a wish that is answered when a statue in the park magically comes to life, but their friendship is threatened when the mysterious boy, Cherubino, vanishes....

  • Let's Join In

    Four stories, each about a simple verb--hiding, giving, chatting, and bouncing--show the many lively situations each experience can evoke, in a spirited volume with simple, rhythmic text and warm, realistic illustrations....

  • The Lion and The Unicorn

    Lenny, a Jewish boy living in London during the Blitz in World War II, must adjust to many changes and find the true meaning of courage when he is evacuated to a large mansion in the English countryside....

  • The Haunting of Carol Banning

  • Abel's Moon

    In his absence, Abel's children relive his tales of earlier adventures, make a moon machine out of an old table, and dream of being joined with him through the all-seeing moon. By the creator of The Lion and the Unicorn. ...



  • The Shirley Hughes Collection

  • Annie Rose Is My Little Sister

    Siblings everywhere will identify with this charmingly realistic story of Shirley Hughes’s Alfie and his trying but lovable little sister.

    Annie Rose and Alfie have lots of games they like to play together, like being scary monsters or runni...

  • Olly and Me

    With typically charming realism, Shirley Hughes illustrates a special sibling bond that small children will find reassuringly familiar.

    A visit to the library, making pancakes with Dad, slooshing with water in the yard -- in this collection ...

  • Ella's Big Chance

    Fairytale Retellings: Cinderella

    The classic story of Cinderella gains even more charm in this glamorous retelling by world-famous picture book writer and illustrator Shirley Hughes. Ella Cinders loves helping her father in his dress shop and laughing with her friend Buttons, the s...

  • A Brush with the Past

    This wonderful gift book covers the most exciting, innovative period in history, featuring everything from the invention of the vacuum cleaner and bra to the splitting of the atom and the first computers. Shirley Hughes' rich narrative paintings and ...

  • Alfie Weather

    Alfie

    Any old weather is Alfie weather, and as Alfie demonstrates in this stunning collection of stories and poems, there's always lots to do come rain or shine. Whether it's exploring frozen puddles on a frosty winter's day or wading in a cool stream on a...

  • Big Alfie Out of Doors

    Alfie

    A collection of stories and poems starring Alfie as he discovers the wonder of life in the great outdoors with various family members, including his sister Annie Rose, Grandma, and Dad. ...

  • Helpers

    When nearly grown-up George comes to babysit Mick, Jenny, and their baby sister Sue for the day, there is lots and lots to do around the house. While George attempts to create order, the children follow on behind, creating even more chaos!...

  • Sally's Secret

  • The Trouble with Jack



  • Alfie's World

    Alfie

  • Alfie's Alphabet

    Alfie

    Shirley Hughes' ever-popular character, Alfie, takes the reader through the alphabet. The illustrations, which are taken from Shirley Hughes' classic Alfie books, will help children to recognize letter sounds and shapes. Each page has clear capital a...

  • Alfie's Numbers

    Alfie

    Looking at numbers with Alfie is the very best way to learn to count 1-2-3-go! It''s time to count with Alfie! Alfie and Annie Rose make two, and take you on a journey all the way to 10. It takes two to see-saw, and ...

  • The Grass Isn't Always Greener

    The book is a combination of a story and a play. It is about a little penguin called Pepe who cannot get warm and is a tale of determination to realise a dream and the andventures encountered in trying to achieve that dream....

  • Dogger

    When Dave loses his favorite toy, Dogger, he is very sad. But when Dogger turns up for sale at the neighborhood fair, everything seems all right -- until someone else buys him before Dave can get the money! This timeless classic uses simple words...

  • Alfie and the Big Boys

    Alfie

    Alfie's Nursery School is right next door to the Big School where the big boys go. Alfie and Bernard wish that they could be friends with the most popular big boy, Ian Barger, but Ian never takes any notice of the little kids. One Saturday morning, m...

  • Rose Tinted Glasses

    This book is a poetic novel of 'being in love' celebrating the beautiful countryside and nature before it vanishes into the night. Over the tumultuous pages of this phantasmagoria hovers the eternal flame of me and how it is to see everything through...

  • Alfie Gives a Hand

    Alfie

    Alfie is excited when he is invited to Bernard's birthday party, though he feels a bit nervous about going on his own. But Alfie has such a great time that he finds he doesn't even need his special blanket -- and he makes a new friend too!...

  • Olly and Me 123

    A renowned picture book creator makes learning numbers a breeze by
    weaving them into the familiar scenes of a young child’s world.

    One is me, Katie.
    Here I am, all by myself.
    But I’m not by myself for long.

    Katie and her ba...

  • Alfie Gets in First

    Alfie

    Arriving home after shopping with his mom and sister, Alfie rushes inside and slams the door. Bang! Alfie is stuck inside and his mom and Annie Rose are stuck outside without a key. Soon everyone in the street becomes involved in trying to rescu...



  • Alfie and the Birthday Surprise

    Alfie

    Alfie and Annie Rose's neighbor, Mr. MacNally, is very sad. His old cat Smokey has died. As it is nearly his birthday, his family decides to hold a surprise party and buy a particularly special present to cheer him up. It is left to Alfie to look aft...

  • An Evening at Alfie's

    Alfie

    Mom and Dad have gone out for the night, leaving Maureen MacNally to look after Alfie and Annie Rose. Everything is quiet until water starts dripping from the ceiling! With a little help from Mr. and Mrs. MacNally, the leak is soon under control, but...

  • Alfie's Feet

    Alfie

    Splish, splash, splosh! Stamp, stamp, stamp! Alfie's brand new yellow rain boots are perfect for splashing through puddles and stamping in mud. But something about them doesn't feel quite right. Whatever could it be? He's got them on the wrong feet!...

  • Alfie Wins a Prize

    Alfie

    Alfie and Annie Rose are at the Harvest Fair where Alfie enters his masterpiece, Motor Bike Man, in the under-fives painting competition. As he checks out the prizes -- a dinosaur book, a jigsaw puzzle, and a bottle of green bubble bath -- he spots a...

  • The Christmas Eve Ghost

    Two children find goodwill and acceptance in unexpected places -- even in the hardest of times -- in a moving tale from a master picturebook creator. In 1930s Liverpool, where streetcars clang on iron tracks, young Bronwen and Dylan live with thei...

  • Don't Want to Go!

    A resistant Lily discovers that new experiences don’t need to be scary in this engaging, deftly told story certain to resonate with young children. One morning, Lily’s mom wakes up with a sore throat and achy head and needs to stay in bed. But...

  • Jonadab and Rita

    A truly magical, beautifully illustrated story about the friendship between two very special toys: Jonadab, the donkey who can fly, and Rita, his brave little mouse friend Jonadab is a very special toy donkey who can fly. But Minnie has s...

  • Here Comes Charlie Moon

    Charlie Moon's Auntie Jean runs a joke shop at the seaside. Charlie loves to go and stay there and try out the comic hats, masks, rubber spiders, fake flowers that squirt water, and cushions that squeak when you sit on them...even when his clever...

  • Bil

    This is a book like no other. It is written with earthiness and elegance. It has the potential to change your life as within the pages you will see yourself and feel the evocation of an overwhelming sense of homecoming. It is a diabolical work. It is...

  • Puddles and Parties

    Join Alfie for two classic adventures: Alfie's Feet ad Alfie Gives a Hand...In Alfie's Feet, Alfie splish, splash, sploshes in his new yellow boots, which are perfect for stamping in puddles on rainy days. Someting just isn't right though - whatever ...

  • All about Alfie

    Alfie

    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 h...

  • Hero on a Bicycle

    This is a gripping and moving first novel by one of the world's best-loved writers for children. In extraordinary circumstances, people are capable of extraordinary things...It is 1944 and Florence is occupied by Nazi German forces. The Italian resis...

  • Bobbo Goes to School

    Lily fears she has lost her favorite stuffed toy forever in Shirley Hughes’s wonderfully reassuring follow-up to Don’t Want to Go! It starts out as a regular trip to the store with Mom, but then Lily does a dreadful thing: she flings her belov...

  • Bye Bye Birdie

    Shirley Hughes is one of the best-loved and most innovative creators of books for young children. She has written and illustrated over fifty books, which have sold more than eleven million copies. Her characters Alfie and Dogger are loved by child...

  • Alfie's Christmas

    Alfie

    Alfie has been charming children and parents for generations, but this is his very first Christmas

    A perfect gift, this beautiful storybook...

  • A Year of Stories and Things to Do

    A classic treasury of Shirley Hughes stories together with crafts, games, and activities for every month

    This wonderful collection from Shirley Hughes takes young readers through the year with best-loved stories and poems for every m...

  • Digby O'Day in the Fast Lane

    Digby O'Day - 1

    Hang on to the wheel for the first of three adventures from a dynamic mother-daughter pair: beloved author Shirley Hughes and talented illustrator Clara Vulliamy. Digby O’Day and Percy are best friends. This daring canine duo can find adventure ...

  • Alfie and Grandma

    Alfie

    Three Grandma stories in one book! Celebrating Alfie and Grandma's special relationship.
         Alfie and Grandma are very special friends, and together they have lots of adventures! Whether it's saving the day and finding a lost pet, or explor...

  • Daisy Saves the Day

    Beloved author-illustrator Shirley Hughes portrays the life of a young scullery maid in 1911 England as she stumbles and scrabbles toward her true place in life. Daisy Dobbs has a mother and little twin brothers, but she lives far from them, servi...

  • Lucy and Tom at the Seaside

    Lucy and Tom are celebrating 55 years in publication in 2015 with this gorgeous reissue of a timeless Shirley Hughes picture book

    Every element of a wonderful family day at the seaside is captured as Lucy and Tom help Dad make a bea...

  • Alfie Outdoors

    Alfie

    A brand new Alfie book celebrating the outside world from master storyteller Shirley Hughes.

         Alfie gets out and about in the garden with Dad, in this glorious book about growing, playing and sharing. Seeds are planted; the carrots ar...

  • Digby O'Day and the Great Diamond Robbery

    Digby O'Day - 2

    Put on your detective hat for the second adventure from a dynamic mother-daughter team: beloved author Shirley Hughes and talented illustrator Clara Vulliamy. Digby and Percy, best friends forever, have decided to take a vacation by the sea. Littl...

  • Dixie O'Day and the Haunted House

  • Lucy and Tom at Christmas

    Lucy and Tom are celebrating 55 years in publication in 2015 with this gorgeous reissue of the classic Shirley Hughes Christmas book.
         It's Christmas, and Lucy and Tom are getting ready!

         There are cards to make, a tree t...

  • Alfie and Mum

    Alfie

    Meet Alfie's mum. She has reddish brown curly hair which often gets untidy, but Alfie likes it like that. Alfie and Mum love to tell stories together, to explore and have adventures -- over fields, across streams, and even into big dark houses! Bu...

  • Dixie O'Day on his Bike

  • Lucy and Tom at School

    Lucy has her school things ready. She has a new grey skirt, a pair of brown shoes, a pencil case and a satchel. Tom wishes that he had a satchel too. Full of warmth and good humor, the happy simplicity of childhood is captured in this richly illus...

  • Digby O'Day Up, Up, and Away

    Digby O'Day - 3

    The sky’s the limit in the third Digby O’Day adventure from the talented mother-daughter pair of author Shirley Hughes and illustrator Clara Vulliamy. Digby O’Day and his best friend, Percy, are headed to the air show to see gliders, helicop...

  • Alfie and His Very Best Friend

    Alfie

    Alfie and Bernard are very best friends and together they have lots of adventures. Join them as they go to the library, take part in scooter races and make a very special club with only two special members! A heart-warming tale of friendship by the a...

  • Alfie and Dad

    Alfie

    Join Alfie and Dad as they spend time together in this wonderful collection of stories from the award-winning Shirley Hughes. Alfie's dad is always there for Alfie and Annie Rose. He's there to reassure Alfie during a restless night; he's there to fi...

  • Alfie Gets in First and Other Stories

    Alfie

    Meet Alfie and Annie Rose, Mum and Dad, Chessie the cat, the MacNallys down the road, and many many more, in this wonderful collection of 10 best-loved Alfie stories by Shirley Hughes. Read by Roger Allam (Game of Thrones, The Thick of It) and Roy...

  • Whistling in the Dark

    Legendary author Shirley Hughes draws on her young teenage memories for a compelling novel of friendship and mysteries set in Liverpool during the Blitz. Liverpool, 1940: Thirteen-year-old Joan's home is under constant threat from the Nazis' terri...

  • Mother's Day

  • Lucy & Tom: From A to Z

    Lucy and Tom know a lot of words: they have Books read to them at Bedtime. They know that D is for Dog, like the dogs that live on their street, F is for Friends, and P is for Park and for Playing. Join Lucy and Tom on a journey through their life...

  • Lucy & Tom: From One to Ten

    One morning, very early, one little girl called Lucy fast asleep in bed, with one very special teddy tucked in beside her. Lucy's little brother Tom is the first to wake up, and tugs at her quilt. Now there are two children, wide awake and ready f...

  • Ruby in the Ruins

    From beloved British storyteller Shirley Hughes comes a touching tale of unconditional love as a family puts itself back together in postwar London. Ruby and Mum cling to each other while they live through the terrifying London Blitz, waiting for ...

  • Alfie at Nursery School

    Alfie

    Alfie loves Nursery School â€" and so does Annie Rose! She can’t wait to go there with him â€" in fact she’s so desperate to join in that she gets Alfie into a very sticky situation in this collection of nursery school tales.

    Join Alfie...

  • Father's Day

  • My First ABC

    K is for Katie and O is for her baby brother, Olly, as Shirley Hughes’s beloved pair introduce ABCs in everyday settings that little ones will recognize.

    From airplanes high in the sky to zzzzz for sleepy time, Katie and Olly’s daily pasti...

  • Angel on the Roof

  • My Naughty Little Sister and Father Christmas

    A wonderful new picture book edition of Dorothy Edwards'' classic story, brought to life with gorgeous illustrations from Shirley Hughes, My Naughty Little Sister and Father Christmas is a stunning gift to share with young and old alike.My naughty li...

  • Alfie on Holiday

    Alfie

    Alfie is heading off to the seaside with his grandma, and makes a new friend on the beach! But unfortunately all's not fair in love and friendship, and Alfie -- with a little help from Grandma and Bernard -- has to discover what a true friend looks l...

  • Stories on My Street

  • Dogger's Christmas

    Over 40 years after Dogger was published, comes this magical follow-up: Dogger's Christmas."There's always the promise of a happy ending with Shirley Hughes" —Observer It's that special time of year: Christmas. The...

  • Time for Tea

  • Shirley Hughes's Trotter Street

  • A Shirley Hughes Christmas

Award-Winning Books by Shirley Hughes

Ella's Big Chance
2003 Greenaway Medal -- Illustrator


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Shirley Hughes has published 96 books.

Shirley Hughes does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, A Shirley Hughes Christmas, was published in October 2023.

The first book by Shirley Hughes, Charlie Moon and the Big Bonanza Bust-Up, was published in January 1982.

Yes. Shirley Hughes has 2 series.
Author Series
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