Each Peach Pear Plum (Viking Kestrel Picture Books)

by: Allan Ahlberg

May 27, 1999
Such a lovely board book and in my opinion it's perfect for babies and toddlers of any age really.
It's especially good for reading before a daytime nap (or any winding down time) as the beautiful rhymes and gentle illustrations can be quite soothing.
My 2 year old daughter loves it and I highly recommend it.
Buy it and you'll soon see...it will come out from the bookshelf time and time again.

Used Price: £1.10

Starting School (Picture Puffin)

by: Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg

August 02, 1990
Our local pre-school gives this book out every year to the children who are leaving to start school. The book follows several children as they start reception class through the first term up until Christmas. Whilst written as a childrens story book it is excellently thought out and very perceptive. My two older children were both given one and loved it! A great book to buy before your child starts school, and a good starting point for parents who wish to prepare their young child for that big step!

Used Price: £4.44

Peepo! (Viking Kestrel Picture Books)

by: Allan Ahlberg

May 29, 1997
I remember reading Janet and Allan Ahlberg books when I was a child and can still recite sections from memory so was really looking forward to introduing my own children to their books. I have 20 month old twins and it was a real joy to find that they were just as entranced with this tale as I was. Given small children's love of repition it is a delight to find a book which they love and which is actually a joy rather than a chore to reread to them time and time again. The text is lovely and the level ... Read More:

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Burglar Bill (Picture Puffin)

by: Allan Ahlberg

September 30, 1999
This book is one of the lasting memories of my childhood and luckily I still have the same copy from back then that I can now read to my own children. My youngest is 2 and she sometimes lacks the patience to wait for me to read all the text before jumping ahead to the next page but the charming illustrations enable her to have a good grasp of the story anyway. She loves the Burglar Cat and Burglar Baby.

It will always have pride of place on my bookshelf as it holds lovely memories for me and ... Read More:

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Funnybones (Picture Puffin)

by: Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg

September 30, 1999
If you don't know this story, it's about a couple of skeletons and a dog skeleton that live in a dark, dark cellar and venture out to scare people during the dead of night.
Not a very good story for a bedtime reader you might think!
In fact, the story is very funny and not at all scary and so makes an excellent bedtime reader. It also makes an excellent early reader, because as well as the story narrative, the skeletons engage in some very funny dialogue and jokes in the pictures. These can only ... Read More:

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The Jolly Postman, Or, Other People's Letters (Viking Kestrel Picture Books)

by: Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg

September 30, 1999
I read this book for two children I was babysitting on Saturday night. I think I enjoyed it more than them! What a fab idea, perfectly written and illustrated. I'm going to be buying this for all the children I know this Christmas.

Used Price: £4.04

The Puffin Book of Five-minute Stories

by: Perrault, Margaret Mahy, Allan Ahlberg, Dick King-Smith, Adele Geras, Vivian French, et al

September 24, 1998
I bought this book for my two boys who are six and seven years old, it looked great to me. Unfortunately after reading a few of the stories my boys said the book was just plain boring! Maybe it would be better suited for girls??? there are so many lovely books out there and I liked the idea of having lots of different stories all in one book, but it didn't work this time !!!

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Miaow!

by: Allan Ahlberg

August 04, 2003
This is a really lovely lift-the-flap book for the child moving on from the simplicity of Spot but who still enjoys the interactivity that flaps provide. The story is told in simple rhyme:
Clara has a little cat,
A tabby Tom named Jack,
And when he goes out for a walk
She waits till he comes back...
Each double page has a picture of Clara on the left hand side and the right hand page is a picture of the door with the cat flap and coat hooks above. There's a scratching/knocking/whatever at the door ... Read More:

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Cops and Robbers (Picture Puffin)

by: Allan Ahlberg

September 30, 1999
I have always loved the Ahlberg's books but this one is my absolute favourite. The wonderful and humorous
illustrations are matched perfectly by the funny rhyming story and combine to create a cosy little world to get lost in. My 2
and 4 years old children can't get enough of this book. A true classic.

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Please Mrs. Butler: Verses (Puffin Books)

by: Allan Ahlberg

August 30, 1984
I read this book over and over when I was 6 or 7 (20 years ago), and still remember several of the poems off by heart. I would recommend it to any parent trying to encourage their children to read.

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