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Funnybones (PB & CD) by Allan Ahlberg
Category: Picture Books | Series: Funnybones
This is how the story begins.On a dark dark hillthere was a dark dark town.In the dark dark townthere was a dark dark street . . .Janet and Allan's frightfully funny Hallowe'en classic tells the story of three skeletons - a big skeleton, a little skeleton and a dog skeleton - who venture out of their ce ...Show more
Funnybones: The Black Cat by Allan Ahlberg
Category: Picture Books | Series: Funnybones
In a dark dark streetThere is a dark dark house . . . In this FUNNYBONES story, the skeletons go sledging - WHEE! - and crashing - BANG! They can't see their bones in the white snow but they can see a black cat . . . until she slips into their dark, dark cellar . . .
Funnybones: The Ghost Train by Allan Ahlberg
Category: Picture Books | Series: Funnybones
The Ghost Train is one of the titles in Allan Ahlberg's iconic children's picture book series about skeletons, Funnybones. Despite being set in a dark dark house, this brightly coloured book is perfect for early readers! "Whoo-ooo-ooo!" It's midnight at the station and the three skeletons climb aboard t ...Show more
Hooray for Bread by Allan Ahlberg
Category: Picture Books
From the creators of "The Pencil" and "The Runaway Dinner" comes the story of a loaf of bread, told slice by yummy slice! Three cheers for bread, HIP-HIP-HOORAY! Early in the morning the baker bakes a lovely loaf of bread. SO lovely, in fact, that by the time the sun goes down it's been gobbled up! Ever ...Show more
Hooray for Bread by Allan Ahlberg
Category: Picture Books
From the creators of The Pencil and The Runaway Dinner comes the story of a loaf of bread, told slice by yummy slice! Three cheers for bread, HIP-HIP-HOORAY! Early in the morning the baker bakes a lovely loaf of bread. SO lovely, in fact, that by the time the sun goes down it's been gobbled up! Every. L ...Show more
Jeremiah in the Dark Woods by Janet Ahlberg; Allan Ahlberg
Category: Accessories
Once upon a time there were three bears, seven dwarfs, five gorillas, a frog prince, some sleeping beauties, a wolf, a dinosaur, a mad hatter, a steamboat, four firemen on a fire engine, a considerable number of giant beanstalks – and a little boy named Jeremiah Obadiah Jackenory Jones.Jeremiah lives in ...Show more
Kicking a Ball by Allan Ahlberg
Category: Picture Books
For anyone who can't see a ball without wanting to kick it, head it, shoot it, or boot it! "Not eating an ice-cream / Or riding a bike / No - kicking a ball / Is what I like. What I like best / yes, most of all / in my whole life / is ...kicking a ball." A wonderful rhyming story to read aloud, Kicki ...Show more
Master Bun the Bakers' Boy by Allan Ahlberg
Category: Picture Books | Series: Happy Families
Bertie Bun was born to be a baker. His mum is a baker. His dad is a baker. Even his grandparents were bakers. But Bertie has a big problem - he's bored of bread! He wants to be a butcher's boy, or a bus-driver's boy or even a balloonist's boy - and his wishes are going to land him in lots of trouble ... ...Show more
Master Money the Millionaire by Allan Ahlberg
Category: Picture Books | Series: Happy Families
Master Money the Millionaire is a hilarious book by Allan Ahlberg and illustrated by Andre Amstutz. Master Money is a very rich little boy indeed. When he's only four years old, he finds buried treasure in his garden. When he's five, he finds buried treasure in the sandpit at school. And, at six, he fin ...Show more
Master Track's Train by Allan Ahlberg
Category: Picture Books | Series: Happy Families
Here is an announcement! The train approaching platform two is full of stolen goods...Mr Track is the train driver, and Mrs Track is the driver's wife. Toby Track is their little boy and he is exceptionally good at jumping onto stolen trains and rescuing them from crooks! It is a hilarious Happy Familie ...Show more
Miss Brick The Builders' Baby by Allan Ahlberg
Category: Picture Books | Series: Happy Families
Mr and Mrs Brick are builders, just like their mothers and fathers and grandmothers and grandfathers. But their new baby doesn't seem to be following in their footsteps. Instead of building things up, she keeps knocking things down! Based on the classic 'Happy Families' card game, this highly entertaini ...Show more
Miss Dirt the Dustman's Daughter by Allan Ahlberg
Category: Picture Books | Series: Happy Families
Daisy Dirt's dad is a dustman on the dole, but her mum has remarried a Duke and is a filthy rich Duchess. Poor Daisy doesn't know whether she's coming or going, whether she's rich or poor - until everything changes . . .Based on the classic 'Happy Families' card game, this highly entertaining series is ...Show more