Alfie: Alfie Gets in First
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Title
Alfie: Alfie Gets in First
Description
"A small boy reaches home just before his mother (and baby sister) and slams the door shut. The key is inside the house with Alfie, however, and a small excitement ensues. With elements of the cumulative tale - as neighbors and milkmen offer assistance - the story reaches a very happy end in which no one is in any way blamed. Inventive use of the double spreads establishes teh simultaneous display of indoor and outdoor actions. The setting is English and the prose understated, and the illustrations, in full color, manage to be pleasing in a slightly scruffy way. The blurb on the back of the jacket suggests that this is the first title in a projected series of Alfie books. If so, it's an auspicious beginning by an accomplished author-artist."
Blos, Joan W. "Alfie Gets in First." School Library Journal (New York, N.Y.), vol. 28, 1982, pp. 134-135
Blos, Joan W. "Alfie Gets in First." School Library Journal (New York, N.Y.), vol. 28, 1982, pp. 134-135
Creator
Hughes, Shirley
Publisher
Red Fox Picture Books
Contributor
Shepard, Ernest H. (Illustrator)
Rights
Copyright © 1981 by Shirley Hughes
Format
25.4 x 0.5 x 25.4 cm, 32 pages
Language
English
Collection
Citation
Hughes, Shirley
, “Alfie: Alfie Gets in First,” Special Collections, accessed April 30, 2024, https://archive.fims.uwo.ca/specialcollections/items/show/333.