Allan Ahlberg

The author half of the husband and wife team responsible for over a hundred children's book. He met his future wife, Janet when they at Sunderland Teacher Training College together. They were married in 1969 and Janet went on to illustrate many of his most popular books. Sadly, she was to die in 1994.

Among their most desirable books are four in 1984 on which they collaborated with Andre Amstutz (Clowning About, Monster Munch, The Good Old Dolls, Rent - a Robot) and "The Jolly Postman" published in1986 by Heineman.

Here are some of the books they have written

Brick Street Boys, Collins, 1975
The Old Joke Book, Kestrel, 1976
Burglar Bill, Heinemann, 1977
Jeremiah in the Dark Woods, Kestrel, 1977
The Vanishment of Thomas Tull, Black, 1977
Cops and Robbers, Heinemann, 1978
Each Peach Pear Plum, Kestrel, 1978
The One and Only Two Heads, Collins, 1979
Son of a Gun, Heinemann, 1979
The Little Worm Book, Granada, 1979
Two Wheels Two Heads, Collins, 1979
Funny Bones, Heinemann, 1980
A Pair of Sinners, Granada, 1980
Happy Families, Puffin, 1980
Peepo, Kestre,l 1981
The Ha Ha Bonk Book, Kestrel, 1982
Help Your Child to Read, Granada, 1982
The Baby's Catalogue, Kestrel, 1982
Frieze, Kestrel, 1982
Ten in a Bed, Granada, 1983
Please Mrs Butle,r Kestrel, 1983
Daisychains, Heinemann, 1983
Yum Yum, Viking, 1984
Playmates,Viking ,1984
Foldaways, Dragon, 1984
Red Nose Readers, Walker, 1985
Woof, Viking, 1986
The Cinderella Show, Viking, 1986
The Jolly Postman, Heinemann 1986
The Clothes Horse Viking 1987
The Mighty Slide Viking 1988
Starting School Viking 1988
Heard it in the Playground,Viking, 1989
Bye Bye Baby, Heinemann, 1989
Funny Bones Early Readers, Heinemann, 1990
The Jolly Christmas Postman, Heinemann, 1991
The Bear Nobody Wanted, Viking, 1992
Mrs Butler Songbook ,Viking, 1992
It was a Dark and Stormy Night, Viking, 1993
The Giant Baby, Viking, 1994