Janet Ahlberg
(1944 - 1994)
Janet Hall Ahlberg was born in 1944. Her parents were both artists. She met Allan Ahlberg at a teachers training college and they were married in 1969.
Janet illustrated over fifty books. For Each Peach Pear Plum, she was awarded the 1978 Kate Greenaway Medal from the British Library Association, winning again in 1991 for The Jolly Christmas Postman.
Janet and Allan had one daughter, Jessica, who is also an illustrator. Janet died in 1994.
Bibliography
Here are the Brick Street Boys (1974)
The Brick Street boys just want to play football.
It was a Dark and Stormy Night (1993)
Antonio has been kidnapped by brigands. Now they demand he tell them a story. Can he use the story to help himself escape from their clutches?
Read online at archive.org.
Janet’s Last Book (1996)
A tribute to illustrator Janet Ahlberg, including many previously unpublished illustrations. This is the cover of the privately-printed first limited edition.
Jeremiah in the Dark Woods (1977)
Jeremiah sets out to find what happened to his grandmother’s tarts and meets some familiar nursery characters along the way, as well as a few not so familiar ones.
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The Jolly Christmas Postman (1991)
The Jolly Postman is back, delivering Christmas greetings.
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The Jolly Pocket Postman (1995)
The Jolly Postman continues on his rounds with letter for Alice, Dorothy and other familiar characters.
The Jolly Postman: Or Other People’s Letters (1986)
As the Jolly Postman goes his rounds, we get to read the letters he delivers to famous storybook characters.
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The Jolly Postman Picture Card Game (1986)
Thirty-six cards with pictures from the Jolly Postman which can be used for a variety of card games, including Snap, Old Maid and Pairs.
The Jolly Postman Postcard Collection (1994)
Postcards of thirty famous scenes from the adventures of the Jolly Postman.
The Little Worm Book (1979)
Here is more amazing information about our friends the worms.
Monster Munch (1984)
A ‘Daisy Chain’ of six pictures with verses.
Janet Ahlberg
Mr Biff the Boxer (1980)
Mr. Biff and Mr. Bop are in training for the big charity match.
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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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My Growing Up Book (1972)
A book for recording a child’s development from birth to age five.
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.
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.
Read online at archive.org.
A Place to Play (1975)
Further adventures of the Brick Street boys.