Shirley Hughes was born on July 16, 1927 in West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK. She is known for Jackanory (1965), Bookmark (1983) and Read All About It (1974). She was married to John Sebastian Papendiek Vulliamy. She died on February 25, 2022 in London, England, UK.
She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) before being awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2017 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Literature. She is an author and illustrator in London, England.
She studied drawing and costume design at the Liverpool School of Art, and fine art at Oxford's Ruskin School of Art.
Children's author and illustrator; she is best known for creating the Alfie book series, as well as Dogger. She illustrated 200 children's books, which sold more than 10 million copies. Her inspirations included Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac.