Shirley Hughesさんのイラストまとめ

‘You could be the Angel Gabriel. That’s a very special angel, a very important part.’

‘I’m going to be the angel Gave-you!’ she told Frankie later.

‘Angel who?’ said Frankie.

Angel Mae and the Christmas Baby

This week we’ll be counting down to Christmas with Angel Mae and the Christmas Baby

Everyone was making preparations for the baby. Grandma was knitting little coats and booties. Dad was decorating the small bedroom.

Father Christmas put his nice old hand for her to shake and be friends, and do you know what she did? She bit his hand! She really and truly did. Can you think of anything more dreadful?

My Naughty Little Sister and Father Christmas

As we waited and listened we heard a tinkle-tinkle bell noise…

From My Naughty Little Sister and Father Christmas

My mother told my naughty little sister what a good old man Father Christmas was - but my naughty little sister said ‘I don’t care. I don’t want that horrid old man coming to our house.’

My Naughty Little Sister and Father Christmas

‘I like Christmas, don’t you, Great Uncle Will?’ said Alfie.
‘You bet,’ said Great Uncle Will.

From Alfie’s Christmas

When he woke up he knew it wasn’t morning… he saw Annie Rose wide awake. She had managed to get out of her cot and was sitting in the middle of the floor opening all her presents!

Alfie’s Christmas

Alfie and Dad set out on a special secret shopping expedition to buy Alfie’s present for Mum. They spent a long time looking.

Now the house was full of secrets and packages that you were not allowed to look inside.

From Alfie’s Christmas

This week we’ll be looking at Alfie’s Christmas

Annie Rose was too little to understand about Christmas but Alfie was thinking about it a lot. He was making decorations, and cards to send to friends.

I’ll be recommending several of Shirley’s newer books alongside favourites today. Each time I’ll also mention a specialist children’s bookshop you could support with your shopping.

So to start - introducing Dogger’s Christmas alongside Dogger.
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