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A burst pipe causes chaos over the upstairs landing while Alfie's parents are out, but Alfie, his baby-sitter, and her parents finally find a solution.Tags
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Cute, good read, about two kids staying with babysitter because mom and dad go out. A pipe breaks, the kids are scared until the babysitters parents come and fix it and the kids help.
This book is about the Mom and Dad going out for the night. They leave Alfie and Annie with a babysitter. It is quiet until water starts dripping from the ceiling due to a burst pipe. The leak is taken care of by Maureen's parents, but Annie is still upset and Alfie figures out why.
Mom's note: Mentions the Bible story Noah and the Ark. Female babysitter wants to be a plumber... good for for breaking gender stereotypes.
A burst pipe causes chaos over the upstairs landing while Alfie's parents are out, but Alfie, his baby-sitter, and her parents finally find a solution.
Maureen MacNally are watching Alfie and Rosie for the night when there is a leak in the ceiling.
0-5 years old
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This book is about teaching children responsibility and working together.
Alfie's parents go out ad they stay with a baby sitter and Alfie discovers water that is caused by a burse water pipe in which there baby sitters parents find a solution and Alfie's sister is then comforted and fall asleep.
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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
- An Evening at Alfie's
- Original publication date
- 1984; 1986 (addasiad Cymraeg) (addasiad Cymraeg)
- People/Characters
- Annie Rose; Alfie; Maureen McNally; Mr and Mrs McNally
- Epigraph*
- [Dim]
- Dedication*
- [Dim]
- First words
- One cold, winter evening....Alfie and his little sister, Annie Rose, were all ready for bed
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Doedd Alffi'n poeni dim ei fod yn methu ymolchi. Roedd wedi cael digon o ddŵr y noson cynt i bara am amser maith.
- Original language*
- Saesneg
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