Alfie Runs Away tells the story of Alfie and his favorite pair of red shoes. Alfie's mother says the shoes do not fit him anymore and it is time to get rid of them. Alfie decides he wants to run away. To prepare for this adventure, his mom helps him pack everything he will need. But once Alfie goes outside, he discovers his bag is too heavy and his red shoes are indeed too small. He decides to give his favorite shoes to his stuffed animal Buddy Bear because the shoes will never be too small for him. Alfie's mom comes outside and gives him the one thing he couldn't pack in his bag, which is a hug. The story hits home for every child who ever thought about running away and is a great read. ( )

Alfie runs away because he doesn't want to give up an old pair of shoes. He realizes that he needs to get a new pair of shoes because the old pair doesn't fit anymore.

Ages: 3-4

Source: Pierce College

Alfie refuses to get rid of his favorite pair of red shoes even though his mother told him to so alfie decides to run away. I would recommend this story to children ages 3-6

Source: ECE Library

Alfie has a pair of red shoes that his mom says he nneds to get rid of
4+

alfie has a pair of shoes that he really likes but his mom wants to give them away because she says they are too small for him. Alfie decided to run away because he loved his shoes and didnt want to give them away. well alfie began to realize that his mom was right theses shoes are too small for him after all,
age 4-7
source pierce college