Allan Ahlberg
(1938 - 0)
Allan Ahlberg was born in England in 1938. He was adopted into a family in Oldbury in the West Midlands.
As a child he loved to read. He finished school at age seventeen. After a series of jobs, culminating in grave-digging, he became an elementary school teacher when he was twenty-two.
He met his first wife, the artist Janet Hall at a teacher training college. Their first book, The Brick Street Boys was published in 1975.
Janet and Allan had one daughter, Jessica, who is also an illustrator.
He has written more than 140 books many with other illustrators, including his daugher Jessica.
Bibliography
The Mighty Slide (1988)
’The snow has fallen in the night.
The temperature’s exactly right
The playground’s ready, white and wide;
Just waiting for the mighty slide.’
and four other epic poems.
Miss Brick the Builder’s Baby (1981)
Mr. and Mrs. Brick, whose families have always been builders, have a baby who would rather knock things down.
Read online at archive.org.
Miss Dose the Doctor’s Daughter (1988)
Dora Dose's mom and dad are both doctors. She wishes she was a doctor too. It looks like her wish is going to come true – but a little too soon.
Miss Jump the Jockey (1980)
Miss Josie Jump the jockey can't wait to gallop in a race like her mum, her brother and even her grandma, but everyone says she's too young. But then grandma's horse gets a sore throat and Jimmy Jump gets a splinter in his bottom so she might get her chance at last.
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Monster Munch (1984)
A ‘Daisy Chain’ of six pictures with verses.
Janet Ahlberg
Monsters (1981)
Various types of monsters are illustrated on fold-out pages.
Mr and Mrs Hay the Horse (1981)
Mr and Mrs Hay worked in a circus and entertained everyone. Trouble began when their children grew older.
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Mr Biff the Boxer (1980)
Mr. Biff and Mr. Bop are in training for the big charity match.
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Mr Buzz the Beeman (1981)
When Mr Buzz the beeman thinks that his bees are flying off, he chases after them, enlisting the help of more and more people on the way.
Mr Cosmo the Conjuror (1980)
Mr. Cosmo and his family travel around in their caravan doing conjuring shows in small villages.
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Mr Creep the Crook (1988)
Mr. Creep and his family were crooks and bad people. But eventually they became good.
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Mr Tick the Teacher (1980)
Mr. Tick is the teacher in a tiny school with only six pupils -- his own children -- which suits everyone perfectly until he learns that an inspector is coming who plans to close the school if it does not have more students.
We count 22 unnumbered pages.
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Mrs Jolly’s Joke Shop (1988)
Mrs Jolly owns a joke shop. She entertains everyone who comes to shop.
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Mrs Lather’s Laundry (1981)
Sick of socks and sheets and undershirts, the Lathers decide that in the future they will wash anything except laundry.
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Mrs Plug the Plumber (1980)
Whenever a plumber is needed in the town, people call for Mrs. Plug. And wherever she goes, Mr. Plug and the baby Plugs go too. Then one night she uses her plumbing tools to save a rich man from a robber and the family end up setting sail on their biggest plumbing adventure ever.
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Mrs. Wobble the Waitress (1980)
Mrs. Wobble is too wobbly for the local cafe. So she and Mr. Wobble and the two Wobble children open their own cafe with juggling waiters.
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The Old Joke Book (1976)
A collection of jokes, cartoons and humorous verse.
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The One and Only Two Heads (1979)
Two Heads celebrates its birthday.
One True Santa (1985)
Six Santas in a ‘Daisy Chain,’ but only one is the real Santa.
One, Two, Flea! (1986)
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