- Dorothy Edwards, Illustrated by Shirley Hughes

When My Naughty Little Sister Was Good

By Dorothy Edwards, Illustrated by Shirley Hughes

Dorothy Edwards’ classic story about one naughty but very entertaining little sister.

Sometimes my naughty little sister can be good … when she helps Grannie to make a Christmas Pudding and even teaches Bad Harry a lesson or two. Has my little sister given up her naughty ways?

When My Naughty Little Sister Was Good has charmed generations of adults and children alike thanks to Dorothy Edwards’ playful stories and Shirley Hughes’ beautiful illustrations. The best-selling books in this series are perfect for little girls with siblings of their own.

Praise for My Naughty Little Sister:

‘Edwards was one of the best children’s writers of the 20th century and her collaboration with illustrator Shirley Hughes was pure magic: the stories are cheeky, touching and funny’ – Sunday Express.

‘Naughtiness is naughtiness, whatever the generation, and these stories are a delight’ – The Scotsman

Dorothy Edwards dreamt up My Naughty Little Sister whilst on a family holiday in 1950. Dorothy based the character on her younger sister, Phyllis, and went on to write five books about her naughty little sister with wide acclaim. Dorothy became a household name and her stories were read and loved across the globe.

Have you collected all of the My Naughty Little Sister series?

My Naughty Little Sister
My Naughty Little Sister and Bad Harry
My Naughty Little Sister’s Friends
More My Naughty Little Sister Stories

Author: Dorothy Edwards
Format: Paperback
Ageband: from 6
Release Date: 02 Aug 2010
Pages: 112
ISBN: 978-1-4052-5337-6
Dorothy Edwards (1914–1982) based My Naughty Little Sister on her younger sister, Phyllis, and went on to write five books about her naughty little sister with wide acclaim. Dorothy became a household name and her stories were read and loved across the globe. She became a fixture of a radio show in the 1950s called Read with Mother and she also wrote for Playschool and Jackanory.Shirley Hughes was born in 1927. She has written and illustrated over 70 books, selling more than eleven million copies. In both 1977 and 2004 she won the Kate Greenaway Medal, and the Eleanor Farjeon Award in 1984. In 1999 she was awarded an OBE for services to children\'s literature and in 2000 was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Shirley lives in London.

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