His childhood was one of ‘no books and not much conversation’ and his school report said: ‘Allan is most inattentive and dreamy at times’
His childhood was one of ‘no books and not much conversation’ and his school report said: ‘Allan is most inattentive and dreamy at times’
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Allan Ahlberg obituary
Allan Ahlberg, beloved children's author, dies aged 87
Kids' author Allan Ahlberg dead at 87, Penguin Random House confirms
‘No one could compete’: readers remember the magic of Allan Ahlberg’s stories
The loneliness of being an only child never really goes away, which is why I gifted my two daughters each other | Freya Bennett
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Writer of books such as Each Peach Pear Plum and Peepo! capturing a child’s outlook with his illustrator wife Janet
Working first with his wife Jane, and later with illustrators including Raymond Briggs and Bruce Ingman, he wrote more than 150…
Writer of over 150 books, including Funnybones and The Jolly Postman has died, his publisher Random House confirm
Over five decades, he produced some 150 books, many of them illustrated by his wife, Janet Ahlberg, including classics like “Each…
In a career which spanned more than five decades, Mr Ahlberg published 150 books that included Funny Bones and award-winning Each…
A godsend to teachers winning children over to books, they have also provided precious shared family fun and ‘jolts of warmth and…
