Sir Philip said: 'Shirley Hughes was admired, enjoyed, talked about, listened to, read, looked at, thought about as much as any other illustrator has ever been; but no other illustrator, I can say for certain, was ever loved as much.'

Prentice-Hall published the first U.S. edition in 1978 under the title David and Dog. [2] Reception [ edit ] Born in West Kirby, Merseyside, she was the daughter of TJ Hughes – who founded what would become a successful chain of department stores that first originated in Liverpool. She studied drawing and costume design at the Liverpool School of Art and also studied fine art at Oxford's Ruskin School of Art. There were a lot of different stalls at the summer fair. With your child why not design a game that could be played at a summer fair. You will need to do the following: Shirley Hughes has won the Other Award, the Eleanor Farjeon Award, and the Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration twice, for Dogger in 1977 and for Ella's Big Chance in 2003. In 2007 Dogger was voted the public's favourite Greenaway winner of all time. She was Highly Commended for the Greenaway Medal for The Lion and the Unicorn in 1998. Shirley received an OBE in 1999 for services to Children's Literature, and a CBE in 2017. She was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was the first recipient of BookTrust's Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Born in West Kirby, she was the daughter of TJ Hughes – who founded what would become a successful chain of department stores that first originated in Liverpool. Throughout her career, Hughes illustrated some 200 children's books and accrued lifetime sales surpassing more than 10 million copies of her books. This enchanting tale follows the love affair between a boy, Dave, and his most treasured possession, his toy dog, Dogger. One of my favourite children's books. It made me feel so warm and fuzzy after, I wish I had a sibling who would have done that for me! This heart-warming story was one of my all time favourite books as a child – I can’t count the amount of times I asked my Mum to read it for me! Shirley Hughe’s beautiful illustrations will continue to bring this classic story to life for generations to come. Here are my top Dogger activities you can do with your child to help support his/her speech & language development:

Her family said the writer had 'gained an enormous amount of pleasure from reading your messages' and asked for people to share their favourite stories or pictures she created. I have so many common threads with the lovely story Dogger... I too, like Dave had a cuddly toy that i could not be separated from when i was a child and i remember well one cold lonely night when i had to go to bed without my teddy. The school community is also a central theme to the story with Dogger lost when they go to collect Bella from school and found at the school summer fete. The summer fete features many activities that were common place when i was at school but when i recently read this story to a small group of year 1 children I found myself having to explain many of the activities that are illustrated. The fashion is different as well and it makes a good starting point with younger children to get them to think about whether the story is set in the past or present. Tributes flooded in for the legendary writer and artist this morning, with fans remembering the 'stories of our childhood' that 'will continue forever'. Family is a constant throughout many of Shirley Hughes' stories, with brothers and sisters introduced and featured as main characters within the the story. In 'Dogger' i could relate both to Dave and his love for dogger and Bella being the kind older sister - I wasn't always kind, but i was an older sister.She wrote two novels for older children, Hero on a Bicycle, about a 13-year-old Italian boy during the occupation of Florence, and Whistling in the Dark, set during the Liverpool Blitz. Her memoir, A Life Drawing, was published in 2002. Story Books Story Titles A-D Dogger Story - Shirley Hughes Dogger Story - Shirley Hughes Primary Resources With both wonderful tales and memorable illustrations, it's easy to see why they're beloved by so many young readers. A truly outstanding story which I have shared with my own children, with many children I have taught , and now with my grandchildren. It has lost none of its appeal over the years but continues to delight.