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    1. Funnybones

      Funnybones (1980)

      by Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg

      This is the first book in the "Funnybones" series and introduces the skeletons - a big skeleton, a little skeleton and a dog skeleton. They live in a dark dark cellar of a dark dark house on a dark dark hill and so the word repetition continues through this lighthearted story for early readers.... (learn more about this book)

    1. Happy Families

      Mrs. Plug the Plumber (1980)

      by Allan Ahlberg

      Mrs. Plug, with her useful bag, is ready for any emergency, whether it is a leak in the bathroom, a robbery on the street, or a storm at sea. (learn more about this book)

    1. Burglar Bill (1977)

      by Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg

      Everything in Burglar Bill's life is stolen, from the toast, marmalade and coffee he has for breakfast to the bed he sleeps in. One night when he is out burgling, he comes across a box with holes in the lid on a doorstep. He picks it up of course and when he gets home he discovers, to his horror,... (learn more about this book)

    1. Funnybones

      Skeleton Crew

      by Allan Ahlberg

      The three skeletons enjoy a holiday on board their little boat. But one night - "Yo-ho-ho" - the pirates come and put them out to sea on a tiny raft, launching them on an oceanful of new adventures. (learn more about this book)

    1. The Night Train

      by Allan Ahlberg

      This is one in a series of "Penguin Children's 60s" titles. (learn more about this book)

    1. The Gaskitts: Book 3

      The Cat Who Got Carried Away

      by Allan Ahlberg

      It is an exciting couple of days for the Gaskitt family and their community--with missing pets, an unusual substitute teacher, and a special addition to their household. (learn more about this book)

    1. The Adventures of Bert

      by Allan Ahlberg

      Bert has all sorts of ridiculous adventures and they're told in this book in a slapstick, almost farcical way. The reader is made to feel part of the story when he/she is told to turn the page quietly so as not to wake Bert's baby, and is blamed when the baby starts to cry. Bert rescues a barking... (learn more about this book)

    1. Each Peach Pear Plum

      by Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg

      Viking is proud to reissue a special 25th anniversary hardcover edition of Each Peach Pear Plum, Janet and Allan Ahlberg's engaging and beloved adaptation of "I spy." A true classic, this book starring a cast of familiar nursery rhyme characters is the winner of the 1978 Kate Greenaway Medal (the... (learn more about this book)

    1. The Gaskitts: Book 4

      The Children Who Smelled A Rat

      by Allan Ahlberg

      In this thrilling and amusing Gaskitts story, Mrs. Gaskitt finds a very peculiar package, Mr. Gaskitt loses a baby in a shopping cart, Horace the cat has mixed feelings about a bird, and the twins’ beloved teacher, Mrs. Fritter – ooer! – is not herself. Why? How? When? And why does everyone keep... (learn more about this book)