An Evening at Alfie’s. Written and illustrated by Shirley Hughes.

Mum and Dad are going out to a party, leaving Maureen McNally to look after Alfie and Annie Rose. All is quiet and peaceful, until ... drip, drip... splash, splash! It’s raining inside the house! Maureen’s parents step in to help, but it takes Alfie to work out why Annie Rose is still feeling so upset.