Janet Ahlberg

Allan Ahlberg

Three skeletons--a grownup, a child, and a dog--take a walk at night through a dark town.

Funnybones

Burglar Bill decides to change his way after he becomes a victim of burglary.

Burglar Bill

A lonely pencil timidly draws a boy, a dog, and other items but soon faces a problem as his creations begin demanding changes, and when he draws an eraser to make them happy, the real trouble begins.

The Pencil

The bestselling and much-loved children's poetry classic, Please Mrs Butler by Allan Ahlberg is celebrating its 30th anniversary! With a fresh new look for a brand new generation of school children to take to its heart, every teacher, parent and child should have a copy. Nobody leave the room. Everyone listen to me. We had ten pairs of scissors At half-past two, And now there's only three. This witty collection of school poems by Allan Ahlberg, re-jacketed for its 30th anniversary and for a whole new generation of school children to fall in love with, is full of typical classroom events that will be recognized and enjoyed by everyone. From never-ending projects, reading tests, quarrelling, making-up, excuses and 'Please, Sir, it isn't fair.' Fritz Wegner's line drawings beautifully complement the hilarious and poignant verses. Please Mrs Butler was voted the most important twentieth-century children's poetry book in a Books for Keeps poll. Praise for Please Mrs Butler: 'Hilarious and poignant school verses about primary school life. A real winner' - Guardian 'Clever, funny and nostalgic, the collection is a delight' - Sunday Times PLEASE MRS BUTLER - The most important 20th-century children's poetry book' - Books for Keeps poll Praise for Allan Ahlberg: 'By far our best writer for the young, ' - Telegraph Author Allan Ahlberg, a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate and grave digger, is in the super-league of children's writers. He has published over 100 children's books and, with his late wife Janet, created such award-winning picture books as Each Peach Pear Plum and The Jolly Christmas Postman - both winners of the Greenaway Medal. He has also written prize-winning poetry and fiction for older readers. The Telegraph described him as 'By far our best writer for the young.'

Please Mrs Butler

Delightful book similar to T̀he jolly postman'. Letters, diorama and a jigsaw which can be removed from the envelopes and therefore could get lost.

The Jolly Christmas Postman

In this, his first book for adults, Allan Ahlberg sets out to recover or otherwise conjure up the early years of an oddly enchanted childhood lived out in a Black Country town in the 1940s. He writes of 'fugitive memories, the ones that shimmer on the edges of things: trapdoors in the grass, Dad's dancing overalls'. He writes of childhood and the end of childhood, Flash Gordon and the Claymen, Sir Isumbras at the Ford, and the memorable circumstance of his own four parents: 'Two mothers, two fathers and me like a parcel or a baton (or a hot potato!) passed between them.' In a mix of prose and verse, supported by documents, drawings and old photographs, The Bucket retrieves a childhood which lovers of the Ahlbergs' classic picture book Peepo! might feel they have glimpsed before but which is now exquisitely brought to life. 'Janet and Allan Ahlberg are to children's books what Ginger and Fred were to dancing.' Guardian

Memories of an Inattentive Childhood

The Bucket

Brief rhyming clues invite the reader to look through holes in the pages for a baby's view of the world from breakfast to bedtime. On board pages.

Peek-a-boo!

It is an exciting couple of days for the Gaskitt family and their community--with missing pets, an unusual substitute teacher, and a special addition to their household.

The Cat who Got Carried Away

It all begins when David’s family takes in a stray kitten. At least that’s what the creature appears to be. But David and his faithful dog, Billy, immediately sense something terribly amiss. Then indeed “something crazy—impossible—horrific” happens. . . .

The Improbable Cat

Each Peach Pear Plum

Everybody was a baby once, and other poems

Esmeralda the pig is jointly owned by kindly Mrs. Harbottle and her nasty ex-husband Mr. Harbottle who wants to turn Esmeralda into sausages.

Half a Pig

Raymond Briggs

Bert receives a disastrous haircut, loses his dog, and discovers that there are many other Berts in the world.

A Bit More Bert

Talk about fast food. A hungry little boy races to catch a dinner that doesn't want to be eaten, in this lively picture book that was named a "Washington Post Book World" Best Children's Book of the Year.

The Runaway Dinner

Catching a baby in his hat sets off a series of adventures for a young nineteenth-century English boy as he becomes a sea captain and finds a surprising mate.

The baby in the hat

Gillian Tyler

After her parents treat Tilly to a treasure hunt, they all play hide-and-seek.

Treasure Hunt

Funny Bones 8 Books Set Collection By Janet and Allan Ahlberg

“Perfectly tuned for a first-book experience.”—Booklist Peek-a-boo, I see you! Baby peeks through holes cut in sturdy board book pages. The perfect way for very young children to play along with the classic game of peek-a-boo!

Peek-a-Boo

Eduardo Brandão

Assim como todo mundo, os contos de fadas gostam de mandar e receber cartas. João, por exemplo, mal tem tempo de agradecer o gigante pelas ótimas férias que sua galinha de ovos de ouro lhe proporcionou. Cachinhos Dourados aproveita para se desculpar com a família Urso por ter causado confusão na casa. E o que seria da bruxa sem o catálogo de ofertas do Empório da Bruxaria, que esse mês oferece uma promoção especial de mistura para torta Menino Fofo? Por isso, quando o carteiro chega é sempre uma festa, e todo mundo o convida para entrar. Mas às vezes - especialmente em caso de Lobo Mau - ele prefere recusar o chazinho e dar no pé o mais rápido possível. O livro, que é todo contado em rimas, vem cheio de cartas de verdade, postais, livrinhos e convites, com envelope e tudo.

Allan Ahlberg

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