Michael Morpurgo shared the impact that her books had: The beloved author and illustrator died peacefully at home at 94, after a short illness. Shirley must have began the reading lives of so many millions. That moment when you’ve read a book like Alfie and sit back and think ‘that was wonderful, tell me another’. Thank you Shirley from all of us, children of today and children of yesterday. — Shirley Hughes (@ShirleyHughes_) March 2, 2022 Find more news and stories of interest from the book world in Breaking in Books.
