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Beloved children’s author and illustrator Shirley Hughes has passed away at the age of 94.
She died “peacefully at home after a short illness on Friday 25th February 2022”, a statement to the PA news agency said.
It is with deepest sorrow that we announce that Shirley died peacefully in her sleep at home on Friday 25th February.
Ed, Tom and ClaraShirley’s children
Photo credit Lizzie Mayson pic.twitter.com/INWppaf9vB
— Shirley Hughes (@ShirleyHughes_) March 2, 2022
Born in West Kirby, Merseyside, after attending art school Hughes began her career as an illustrator for other children’s authors, before penning her own books, going on to publish more than 50 titles and picking up numerous awards along the way.
To celebrate Hughes’s incredible career, these are her most famous books as illustrator and author.
Dogger
It tells the tale of a boy called Dave, who loses his favourite cuddly toy.
My Naughty Little Sister
The titular Naughty Little Sister is a mischievous three-year-old who tries to cut of the family cat’s tail and eats all the trifle at a birthday party, amongst other antics.
Alfie Gets in First
Annie Rose Is My Little Sister
The Bell Family
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