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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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tamum · 27/10/2005 21:08

Yes, loads and loads. I think most of the ones that spidermama mentioned, and lots more. It's really worth getting- if you can get to a bookshop you could have a flick through and then buy it on Amazon.

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tiredemma · 27/10/2005 21:04

thanks tamum. that has a few of her stories in i take it?

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tamum · 27/10/2005 21:01

Here it is . The version of Dogger doesn't have quite as many pictures but it's almost worth getting anyway just to get a taste of the whole range

Hulababy · 27/10/2005 21:00

Love Shirley Hughes books They are so lovely.

tamum · 27/10/2005 20:59

Have you seen the big handback compendium? It's got lots of the best stories in it and covers most ages, really. Hmm, must get it back out

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tiredemma · 27/10/2005 20:55

ooh thanks sm!

think my bank card is going to get a whacking on amazon!

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spidermama · 27/10/2005 20:53

I love dogger too.
There are two Alfie and Annie Rose Sotry books called something like 'Stories for Outdoors' and then 'Stories for Indoors'.

Angel May is a cracker too. Especially around Christmas. Or you could by 'Tales from Trotter Street' which includes Angel May and three other great ones.

There's one called The Snow Lady, which is set at christmas.
The Birthday Surprise. The Trouble with Jack.

There are so many. She has written a few for older kids too like 'Abel's Moon'

We love Shirley Hughs. Can you tell.

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tiredemma · 27/10/2005 20:47

ive read a sypnosis for it, think ill be snivelling into ds' pillow!

i love the pictures more than anything.

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flamebat · 27/10/2005 20:45

Errrr... possibly I tend to get choked up, but I am hormonal and mad.

It turns out ok in the end though!!!

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tiredemma · 27/10/2005 20:44

will it make me cry though while im reading it?

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flamebat · 27/10/2005 20:42

Dogger.

My favourite book growing up.

PiccadillyCircus · 27/10/2005 20:42

Dogger is one of my all time favourites.