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
Peek-A-Boo! (1981)
A baby’s day from the baby’s point of view.
Peepo! (1981)
A baby’s day from the baby’s point of view.
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The Pet Shop (1990)
Two skeletons visit the pet shop several times before finding the perfect pet.
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A Place to Play (1975)
Further adventures of the Brick Street boys.
Playmates: Slot Book (1984)
Cutouts move in various slots.
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Please Mrs Butler (1983)
This is a children’s poem. It is a conversation between a student and their teacher.
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Poorly Pig (1982)
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Push the Dog (1986)
This is a children's picture book.
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Rent-a-Robot (1984)
A ‘Daisychain’ featuring six robots with verses.
Janet Ahlberg
Rubber Rabbit (1982)
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Sam the Referee (1986)
More adventures of the Brick Street boys.
Silly Sheep (1982)
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So Can I (1985)
This is a children's picture book. It has three sections:
- Rob a Rabbit
- Push and Pull
- So Can I
We count 26 unnumbered pages.
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Son of a Gun (1979)
Eight year old Amos Gains, the sheriff’s son, stars in this story of the Old West.
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Spider Spy (1983)
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Starting School (1988)
Children go off to school for the first time and we see what goes on throughout the first semester.
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Tell-Tale Tiger (1983)
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Tell Us a Story (1986)
A father tells his two little boys silly stories about a pig, a cat, a horse, and a cow.
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Ten in a Bed (1983)
When Dinah Price goes up to bed each night she finds a fairy tale character in her bed - first three bears, then a witch, then a giant; and so on. How can she get rid of them?
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Two Wheels Two Heads (1979)
The two-headed creature from The One and Only Two Heads rides a bike.