Other Hodder Story Books - Chapter 1 - Alice Kicked Her Boots Off

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Opening scene of a children’s story from Hodder Children’s Books. On New Year’s Eve 1999, Alice kicks off her boots and pulls at her gloves, calling “Mum!” as she enters the house. Her mother answers from the back room, where she lies among cushions with curled legs and her head in her hands. Alice finds the moment playful and intimate, remarking that her mother looks like Catkin while welcoming warmth from the fire as her mother takes her hands and blows warm breath on them.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages84

Reading Time2 h 9 min

AccessFree to download

Chapter One

Alice arrives and calls for Mum

Catkin comparison and warmth from the fire

# STORY h BOOK MIt's New Year's Eve 1999lyPIPPA GoODHART ! 11388 上 ” B日作? willy # Other Hodder Story Books FoG HOUNDS,WIND CAT,SEA MICEJoan Aiken SECRET FRIENDSElizabeth Laird THE LITTLE SEA HORSEHelen Cresswell THE DRAGON's CHILDJenny Nimmo A DOG OF MY OWNAlan Brown THE Fox GATEWilliam Mayne PIPPA GOODHART ILLUSTRATED BYJASON CoCKCROFT Text copyright ◎1997 Pippa Goodhartllustrations Copyright ◎1997 Jason Cockcroft First published in Great Britain in 1997by Hodder Children's Books This paperback edition published in Great Britainin 1998 by Hodder Children's Books The right of Pippa Goodhart to be identified as the Author of the Workhas been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright,Designsand Patents Act 1988. 10987654321 All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted,in any form or by anymeans without the prior written permission of the publisher,nor beotherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than thatin which it is published and without a similar condition beingimposed on the subsequent purchaser. All characters in this publication are fictitious and any resemblanceto real persons,living or dead,is purely coincidental. A Catalogue record for this book is available from theBritish Library ISBN0340672749 Printed and bound in Great Britain byMackays of Chatham PLC,Chatham,Kent Hodder Children's BooksA Division of Hodder Headline plc338 Euston RoadLondon NW13BH For my mother and fatherand all who went before them CHAPTER ONE ALICE KICKED HER BOOTS OFF AND PULLED ATher gloves with her teeth."Mum!"she calledas she threw down her coat."Mum?" "In here!"called her mother.Alice skatedher socked feet over the shiny hall floor,through to the back room.Her mother waslying on a pile of cushions on the floor.Shehad her legs curled up and her head on herhands. "You look like Catkin!"said Alice.Catkin Milly was Grandad's kitten."It's freezing outside!"Alice's mother held out an arm to welcomeAlice into the warmth from the fire.Then shetook Alice's hands in her own and blew warmbreath on them. 8

FAQs

Who does Alice call for when she enters the house?

Alice calls “Mum!” as she throws down her coat and moves through the hall.

Where is Alice’s mother found?

Her mother is in the back room, lying on a pile of cushions with her legs curled and her head resting on her hands.

How does the scene establish comfort and atmosphere?

Alice’s mother welcomes her into the warmth from the fire, takes her hands, and blows warm breath on them as the house stays cozy despite the freezing outside.

Oct 13, 2026

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