My Naughty Little Sister

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Wales - Progression Step 2/3 Languages, Literacy and Communication: Literature fires imagination and inspires creativity. Apology Letter: Guide the children in writing an apology letter from the little sister to say sorry for one of the things they did in the story like trying to cut the cat’s tail off or eating the delicious trifle decorated with sweets. 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. Shirley was just the person that those who loved her illustrations would expect her to be. Usually in a hat, she was effortlessly elegant and graceful, and wonderful company: funny, insightful and kind with a laugh that was both loud and heartfelt.

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Looks so tasty, doesn't it? I just don't understand what's going on. But I know who'll get the blame for it.

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She then studied at the Ruskin in Oxford. According to her autobiography, A Life Drawing (2002), her application to Oxford was based on the misinformation that the city had an ice rink and she “rather fancied myself on ice”. At Ruskin, she studied life drawing, laying the foundation for so much of her later illustrations.

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Do you have a little sister or brother? What are some fun things you like to do together with them? Contents sg The Very First Story 15 * My Naughty Little Sister Learns to Talk 17 Sf My Naughty Little Sister’s Toys 21 My Naughty Little Sister and the Twins 26 Sf The Bonfire Pudding 31 5f My Naughty Little Sister and the Ring 36 G randad’s Special Holly 40 * The N aughtiest Story of All * G ranny’s Wash-Day 50 * The Baby Angel 56 My Naughty Little Sister Goes to School 60 We watch as Aimee discusses the naughty lead character's fun antics with Bad Harry and finds out whether it's better to be naughty or nice. My Naughty Little Sister is the number one expert at getting into trouble, and this is a whole book of stories all about her. She could be at the funfair, in the garden, fishing, or even at the dentist. But wherever she is, she's usually making mischief, making a mess or causing chaos, usually at the same time. Shirley Hughes, who has died aged 94, was an award-winning author of more than 50 children’s books, and illustrator of some 200 more, with worldwide sales of more than 11m. She had an exceptional talent for drawing children. Through her warm-hearted observation, particularly of pre-school children, she created a distinctive and affectionate visual image of childhood that has been instantly recognisable for more than 60 years.

My Naughty Little Sister Goes Fishing 63 The Wiggly Tooth 66 2# The Fairy-Doll 70 My Naughty Little Sister at the Fair \"Sf My Naughty Little Sister Makes a Bottle-Tree 76 So they dug away into the spongy inside of the trifle and found lots of nice fruit bits inside. It was a very big trifle, but those greedy children ate and ate. Then, just as they had nearly finished the whole big trifle, the ring-a-rose-ing stopped and Bad Harry's mother called, While the premise of many of Shirley’s books remained constant, she was innovative in the ways of telling them. A wordless picture book, Up and Up (1979), was followed by Chips and Jessie (1985), the first in a series of titles told in comic strip format as a way of helping emerging readers move from just pictures to words. Actress Aimee Kelly reads extracts from 'My Naughty Little Sister' by Dorothy Edwards (illustrated by Shirley Hughes), explaining why she loves the book, how it captured her imagination as a child, and why she loves to read. Have you read any books where the main character is a bit mischievous? What happened in those stories?