Shirley Hughesさんのイラストまとめ

This week we’re turning to Snow in the Garden. This collection from Walker Books includes Angel Mae and the Christmas Baby and The Snow Lady together with lots of things to do and make.

Later that evening when Dad was cleaning up the Christmas wrapping paper and putting it in a big plastic bag, and Mum was filling the dishwasher they heard a wail. Dave had woken up and wanted Dogger. But where was he?

Dogger’s Christmas 1/2

At last it was Christmas morning and Dave, Bella and Joe woke up very early to find their stockings full of all sorts of lovely presents.

Dogger’s Christmas

Dave left Dogger propped up on the windowsill, waiting for them to come back. They were gone a very long time.

Dogger’s Christmas

Now Dave was getting interested in all sorts of other toys like his train set and his spaceship.

Mum took Dave and Bella Christmas shopping. Joe was too young for that, so he stayed at home with Dad. They did not take Dogger either, in case he got lost.

Dogger’s Christmas

Lucy and Tom are far too excited to go to sleep. How can you get to sleep when Father Christmas may be coming.

Lucy & Tom at Christmas

These familiar pages are from Lucy & Tom at Christmas

Shirley gave us a rich shelf of Christmas stories. From the postman delivering parcels to the fun of making their own cards Lucy and Tom are fully involved with every step of their family’s preparations.

Lucy & Tom at Christmas

Shirley Hughes’s Trotter Street also includes the story The Big Concrete Lorry about the Patterson family and their adventures with the fast-setting concrete that’s delivered early one morning.

Carlos gave up wanting to race. There was no point. He threw down his old bike by the lake and sat by himself, tossing pebbles into the water. On the evening before his birthday Carlos kept wondering if Mum had managed to get him a bike.