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Author and illustrator Shirley Hughes was born near Liverpool, U. K. on July 16, 1927. She studied drawing and costume design at Liverpool School of Art and the Ruskin School of Drawing in Oxford. At first she was an illustrator of other author's works, but in 1960 she published Lucy and Tom's Day, which was the first book she wrote and show more illustrated. Since then she has written and illustrated over 50 books. She won the Kate Greenaway Medal for Dogger in 1977, the Eleanor Farjeon Award for distinguished services to children's literature in 1984, and the OBE for services to children's literature in 1998. She currently lives in London with her husband. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Bathwater's Hot
- Original publication date
- 1985
- Dedication
- For Tom Ellen
- First words
- Bathwater's hot,
Seawater's cold,
Ginger's kittens are very young
But Buster's getting old. - Quotations
- It's kind to be helpful,
Unkind to tease,
Rather rude to push and grab,
Polite to say "please". - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The sun says "good morning"
And the moon says "good night". - Original language
- English
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