Me, Mum and Dogger: the return of a children´s classic
(The Guardian Books News)

At 92, Shirley Hughes has written a Christmas sequel to her enduring tale of a lost toy. Her son, who is the real Dogger´s owner, tells all...Most mornings, when in London, I climb the stairs of the house where I grew up during the 1950s and 60s to what was my bedroom, now my mother´s studio - and there she is, at the drawing board, aged 92.The woman that countless grandparents, parents and children call Shirley Hughes and Philip Pullman calls `a national treasure`, I have the honour of calling Mum. Continue reading...