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SHIRLEY HUGHES.... her books are great, anybody else agree with me?

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tiredemma · 27/10/2005 20:41

what lovely pictures to go with the stories, my two boys love her books. I have just looked on amazon and am pleased to see that she has written lots and lots of stories, if you have read any, which ones can you recommend?

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scaryclary · 27/10/2005 22:39

alittlebitscary, this is my highly amusing (cough) Halloween name. (I am normally clary, from a book by elizabeth Howard actually.
Love HairyMaclairy tho and DD adores those.)
The stone one is just called Bonting and we have it in the Alfie Big Out of Doors storybook.
Cod can't agree with you re occult. Which is the one with the dead cat?
(Have you been to Waitrose agin???)

PrincessSmartyPants · 27/10/2005 22:20

If you love the illustrations then her autobiography- A Life drawing is Lovely.
The Alfie gets in first sotry has been v useful several times when kids have been in house and I am .. outside.
Alfie is now mattied with s kids and living in Hemel Hempstead. Works as an accountant ...
Annie rose joined a commune, came out to her parents in the late 90s and now lives with dp in suffolk growing organic veg
Dernard is a city trader earns mega bucks.. (def sends kids to private school) doesn't have much time for Alfie really.. don't know why

gingerbear · 27/10/2005 22:14

When did Alfie turn into Adrian Mole then?

Happylocketsthesmiler · 27/10/2005 22:10

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cod · 27/10/2005 22:09

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alittlebitscary · 27/10/2005 22:09

lol

btw i am very very (sad sad sad i know) excited cos this is my first time talking to the cod!!!

lol lol.

been here a while but never seem to get to talk to anyone.

cod · 27/10/2005 22:08

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cod · 27/10/2005 22:07

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JanH · 27/10/2005 22:07

Time for your medication I think, dear.

alittlebitscary · 27/10/2005 22:06

that's it, spoil my fun!!!!

cod · 27/10/2005 22:06

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JanH · 27/10/2005 22:05

sinister???

cod · 27/10/2005 22:05

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cod · 27/10/2005 22:05

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alittlebitscary · 27/10/2005 22:04

even

cod · 27/10/2005 22:04

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alittlebitscary · 27/10/2005 22:04

[shock} cod, how could you!

alittlebitscary · 27/10/2005 22:03

scaryclary (btw is that a hairy mclary derived name?) what is that one about the stone? haven't come across that one - sounds lovely thouh.

cod · 27/10/2005 22:03

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gingerbear · 27/10/2005 22:02

DD really loves them. Is it a boy thing do you reckon cod?

alittlebitscary · 27/10/2005 22:02

i love the rhymy one " 2 shoes new shoes" (shiny new blue shoes).

I got it form the library down where my parents are but can't find it in ours, nor is it in the compendium it should be (the one with bathwater's hot). grrrr.

oh i love alfie.

re annie rose, i often wonder how her weird development works. i love the way she throws all her stuff out of her cot EXCEPT lamb!!!! bless.

alfie's feet makes me smile-esp now that last week, i took dd out in her wellies (note I, her resonsible mummy had put them on her) and someone (we knew them). stopped us and said "dd, you've got your welies on... but they're on the wrong feet" {blush}

cod · 27/10/2005 22:00

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cod · 27/10/2005 21:59

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scaryclary · 27/10/2005 21:58

Ooh I also love the one where Alfie loses his pet stone on the beach, and Dad has to assure him that Bonting will be happ ywith all his friends the other stones....
Then Annie Rose has him in her bucket all the time!

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