Lucy & Tom's Christmas (Picture Puffin S.)

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Her first book - Lucy and Tom's Day - was published in 1960, and she followed it with, among others, Dogger, and the Alfie series. The illustrations are so detailed and the story is very cute with hilariously accurate depictions of children’s emotions. I'm sure I get more pleasure from it every year that passes, enjoying the wonderful illustrations and the simple story of a Christmas with family and friends together.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.Shirley Hughes is a great loss to children’s literature and this, of all her books, seems to me one that will last. With each review, I provide a Cleanliness Report, mentioning any objectionable content I come across so that parents and/or conscientious readers (like me) can determine beforehand whether they want to read a book or not. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

Hughes is so prolific and I highly recommend seeking out her picture books- not always so easy to find on this side of the ocean.

We talk about the differences in the way these children celebrate Christmas in England and they celebrate Christmas in the states. This wonderfully evocative Christmas book reminds me so vividly of my own childhood Christmases, with my mother making mince pies at the big wooden kitchen table and the Salvation Army playing Christmas carols.