Alfie Gets in First
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32 pages · Released 1997 · Random House of Canada, Limited
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This is a classic British children's picture book by beloved illustrator Shirley Hughes about a young boy who accidentally locks his mother and sister outside. The story emphasizes community help, problem-solving, and reassurance through a minor domestic mishap. It's warm, gently funny, and age-appropriate for preschoolers and early readers, though the brief tension of being locked out may momentarily worry very young children.
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Alfie accidentally locks his mother and baby sister Annie Rose outside and can't reach the latch to let them in. Soon the whole neighborhood is involved in getting the door open. Alfie accidentally locks his mother and baby sister Annie Rose outside and can't reach the latch to let them in. Soon the whole neighborhood is involved in getting the door open.
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- Fiction
- Locks and keys
- Boys
- Chinese language
- Readers
- Children's stories
- Juvenile fiction
- Neighborliness
- Pictorial works
- Children's fiction
- Boys, fiction
- Picture books for children
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ISBN 9780099256052 · Random House of Canada, Limited