Alfie is so excited to be the first one home from a shopping expedition that he slams the front door shut, locking his mother and baby sister, Annie Rose, out on the front doorstep. Before long the whole neighbourhood is involved in getting the door open and Alfie restored to his family. Alfie Gets in First is the first in a number of picture books featuring Alfie and Annie Rose, engaging characters certain to become the friends of many young children.