Winifred Shirley Hughes CBE (16 July 1927 – 25 February 2022) was an English author and illustrator. She wrote more than fifty books, which have sold more than 11.5 million copies, and illustrated more than two hundred. [1] [2] [3] [4] a b c d Armitstead, Claire (2 March 2022). "Shirley Hughes, children's author and illustrator, dies aged 94". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 2 March 2022. Hughes, Shirley, (Mrs J. S. P. Vulliamy), (born 16 July 1927), free-lance author/illustrator". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi: 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U21128. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4 . Retrieved 16 July 2021. Hughes died on 25 February 2022 at her home in London. She was 94, and suffered from a brief illness prior to her death. [11] [14] She was paid tribute to by the UK's largest children's reading charity, the BookTrust, who said they were "devastated" by her death and that her "incredible stories and illustrations, from Dogger to Alfie and Lucy and Tom, have touched so many generations and are still so loved. Thank you, Shirley.” [26] Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse, praised her, noting that she "began the reading lives of so many millions." [11] Awards [ edit ] Her exceptional contribution to children’s books was widely recognised, with awards for individual titles including the Children’s Rights Workshop Other award, a prize that celebrated diversity in children’s books, for Helpers (1975); and a second Kate Greenaway medal, for Ella’s Big Chance (2003). She received the Eleanor Farjeon award for services to children’s literature in 1984, and was the first winner of the BookTrust lifetime achievement award, in 2015. She was appointed OBE in 1999 and CBE in 2017.

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Hughes’s pen-and-watercolor illustrations, the stars of this show, are deliciously full of motion…her approach is gentle, humorous, old-fashioned, full of human character. Dogger (1977), which she wrote and illustrated, was the first story by Hughes to be widely published abroad [17] and it was recognised by the Library Association's Kate Greenaway Medal as the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject. [4] In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the companion Carnegie Medal in 2007, it named one of the top ten Greenaway Medal-winning works by an expert panel and then named the public favourite, or "Greenaway of Greenaways". (The public voted on the panel's shortlist of ten, selected from the 53 winning works 1955 to 2005. Hughes and Dogger polled 26% of the vote to 25% for its successor as medalist, Janet Ahlberg and Each Peach Pear Plum.) [7] [8] [27] [28] GIVEAWAY - 1 Copy of "Out and About: A First Book of Poems" - Begins July 5 & ENDS July 23 @ 12:01 a.m. EDT. a b "70 Years Celebration: The public's favourite winners of all time!". The CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards. CILIP . Retrieved 26 January 2011. I can’t answer that! I just suddenly thought I would and wrote Hero on a Bicycle which is all about prisoners of war, a very heroic tale. Nobody encouraged me to before, they wanted me to do picture books and I still do. I just came to it late. I never even tried to write novels before!No one has won three Greenaway Medals. Among the fourteen illustrators with two Medals, Hughes is one of seven with one book named to the Anniversary Top Ten (1955–2005); one of seven with at least one highly commended runner up (1974–2002); one of six with at least three commendations (1959–2002). But, at the time that Dahmer was charged with his killing spree, she told United Press International that she felt relief at knowing why her son had disappeared while also being emotionally shattered by the fate he met. Shirley Hughes, "Word and Image", in M. Fearn, ed., Only the Best is Good Enough: the Woodfield Lectures 1978–85 (1985)

Out and About A First Book of Poems by Shirley Hughes

This first book of poems is perfect for reading aloud and for a search through the pictures for lively kids, dogs, squirrels and birds.The Illustrators: The British Art of Illustration, 1786–2003. Chris Beetles Limited. 2003. p.187. ISBN 9781871136845. The poem ‘spring greens’ can relate to a topic all about gardening and allows children to explore planting their own plants. Ella's big chance: a fairy tale retold in libraries ( WorldCat catalog) —immediately, first edition Alfie starred in many subsequent stories, along with his little sister Annie Rose, including An Evening at Alfie’s, Alfie Gives a Hand and Alfie Wins a Prize. Their simple childhood adventures, set in a British urban world of birthday parties, park visits and local fairs, were fittingly modernised over the years and continued to delight generations of children and their parents, with the most recent book in the series, Alfie on Holiday, published in 2019.

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I loved how the story was told in a poem kind of way. The words were set up just like a poem. I think this was a great way to tell the story with describing different things. There isn't really a plot in the story which I think it should be more clear. ] The Forward Arts Foundation is a charity that enables all to enjoy, discover and share poetry. We champion excellence in poetry and grow audiences through National Poetry Day, the Forward Prizes for Poetry and annual Forward books. If you love poetry, show it by supporting us here. She enjoyed frequent visits to the theatre with her mother, which gave her a love for observing people and a desire to create. [18] In literacy you could use this book. To start the topic you could ask them to look at the front cover and talk about the illustration and the title and what type of book they think this is. I really enjoyed reading Shirley Hughes Out and About: A First Book of Poems. These poems reminded me that I do like poetry, good children's poetry, about subjects that are easy to relate to. These poems celebrating living life in all four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. These poems celebrate spending time outdoors. Best of all, these poems are kid-friendly.Honorary degree for favourite children's author". chester.ac.uk. 17 December 2012 . Retrieved 17 December 2012. Much later, she wrote fiction: The Lion and the Unicorn (2000), a short novel with many illustrations for six- to eight-year-olds, and two wartime adventures, Hero on a Bicycle (2012) and Whistling in the Dark (2016). In 2012 she published Dixie O’Day: In The Fast Lane!, the first in an illustrated series created jointly with her daughter, Clara Vulliamy. For her last book, written at the age of 92, she returned to the story of the lost toy dog with a seasonal sequel, Dogger’s Christmas, published in 2020.