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Funnybones (Paperback, New Ed): Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg Funnybones (Paperback, New Ed)
Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg
R242 R219 Discovery Miles 2 190 Save R23 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A big skeleton, a little skeleton and a dog skeleton live in the dark cellar of a dark house on a dark hill. The skeletons venture out one night to find someone to scare, but everyone is in bed so they amuse themselves by scaring each other and playing with the skeleton animals in the zoo.

Burglar Bill (Paperback, New Ed): Allan Ahlberg Burglar Bill (Paperback, New Ed)
Allan Ahlberg 1
R242 R219 Discovery Miles 2 190 Save R23 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

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, that he has stolen a baby. He and the baby muddle along together until one night he is disturbed by a burglar - Burglar Betty. She is the mother of Burglar Bill's baby. Bill and Betty decide to reform and live honest lives; they return all the stolen goods, get married and live happily ever after!

The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters (Hardcover, New Ed): Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters (Hardcover, New Ed)
Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg
R468 R428 Discovery Miles 4 280 Save R40 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A delightful postbag of real letters for you to open up and read

FOR CHILDREN EVERYWHERE: FIRST CLASS

Funnybones: A Bone Rattling Collection (Paperback): Allan Ahlberg Funnybones: A Bone Rattling Collection (Paperback)
Allan Ahlberg; Illustrated by Andre Amstutz 1
R316 R290 Discovery Miles 2 900 Save R26 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A collection of the perennially popular Funny Bones books by Allan Ahlberg

Celebrate thirty years of Funnybones with the spooky A Brilliant Bone-rattling Collection which contains three stories from Allan Ahlberg's, iconic children's picture book series about skeletons: The Ghost Train, Bumps in the Night and Skeleton Crew. This collection is perfect for early readers!

In this big big book with its bright bright colours there is a dark dark house and in that dark dark house in a dark dark cellar live some . . . skeletons!

Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books and with his late wife Janet, created many award-winning children's picture books. The Ahlbergs' books are nursery bookshelf standards and have been the recipient of worldwide acclaim and awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal.

Cops and Robbers (Paperback, New Ed): Allan Ahlberg Cops and Robbers (Paperback, New Ed)
Allan Ahlberg 1
R242 R219 Discovery Miles 2 190 Save R23 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The robbers of London town plan a desperate crime on Christmas Eve - to steal all the toys they can lay their hands on! Fortunately, the robbers meet their match in brave Officer Pugh who leaps into action and arrests the villains - all except Grandma Swagg who manages to get away.

The Jolly Pocket Postman (Hardcover, New Edition): Allan Ahlberg The Jolly Pocket Postman (Hardcover, New Edition)
Allan Ahlberg; Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg
R459 R418 Discovery Miles 4 180 Save R41 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Once more the Jolly Postman rides - and flies - and shrinks!

The Jolly Postman is setting off on his third adventure. . . but nothing goes quite to plan when he suffers a bump to the head, and shrinks to the size of a postage stamp!

And from then it just gets curiouser and curiouser. . .

Featuring a whole host of familiar characters and of course, beautiful pull-out letters and a magnifying glass, The Jolly Pocket Postman is the third story in the bestselling and award-winning series by Janet and Alan Ahlberg.

Peepo! (Board Book) (Board book): Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg Peepo! (Board Book) (Board book)
Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg 1
R249 R227 Discovery Miles 2 270 Save R22 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

PEEPO! has become a classic for babies and toddlers. It follows a baby through the day in a style full of wit, charm and ingenuity. A series of holes peeping through to the next page leads the child on to the next stage in the day, giving a hint of what is to come. An original books that has long delighted young children - and their parents! 'The best book ever published for babies' - Books for Your Children 'Surely no one - baby, child or adult - could fail to enjoy Peepo!' - Sunday Telegraph 'A book to last a lifetime . . . this is a perfect book for sharing' - Nursery World

Each Peach Pear Plum (Board book): Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg Each Peach Pear Plum (Board book)
Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg; Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg 1
R262 R244 Discovery Miles 2 440 Save R18 (7%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A beautiful brand new cased board book version of this classic picture book by the iconic Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Each Peach Pear Plum introduces characters from well-known nursery stories, such as the Three Bears, Mother Hubbard and Tom Thumb, and encourages children to participate and to find the characters hidden in the pictures. The text, with its strong rhyme and rhythm, is perfect to read aloud to very young children, while the game of 'I Spy' keeps children enthralled.

The Baby's Catalogue (Board book): Allan Ahlberg The Baby's Catalogue (Board book)
Allan Ahlberg; Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg
R257 R237 Discovery Miles 2 370 Save R20 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Janet and Allan Ahlberg's classic, The Baby's Catalogue - as a sturdy board book! This board book edition of the bestselling picture book The Baby's Catalogue by the iconic British husband and wife picture book team Janet and Allan Ahlberg, creators of Peepo!, is filled with easily recognizable objects - perfect for your baby or toddler! Mums and Dads, breakfasts and bedtimes, pets and toys and prams and swings - and lots and lots of other fascinating things! Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books and with his late wife Janet, created many award-winning children's picture books. The Baby's Catalogue was inspired by their daughter, Jessica. The Ahlbergs' books are nursery bookshelf standards and have been the recipient of worldwide acclaim and awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal. Look out for these other classics by Allan Ahlberg: Burglar Bill; Cops and Robbers; Each Peach Pear Plum; The One and Only Two Heads; Son of a Gun; The Little Worm Book; Two Wheels Two Heads; Funny Bones; A Pair of Sinners; Happy Families; Peepo!; The Ha Ha Bonk Book; Help Your Child to Read; Ten in a Bed; Please mrs Butler; Daisy Chains; Yum Yum; Playmates; Foldaways; Woof; The Cinderella Show; The Jolly Postman; The Jolly Christmas Postman; The Jolly Pocket Postman; The Clothes Horse and Other Stories; The Mighty Slide; Starting School; Heard it in the Playground; The Bear Nobody Wanted; It was a Dark and Stormy Night; The Giant Baby; Baby Sleeps; Blue Buggy; Doll and Teddy; See the Rabbit; Please Mrs Butler; The Better Brown Stories; The Boyhood of Burglar Bill

Funnybones: Dinosaur Dreams (Paperback): Allan Ahlberg Funnybones: Dinosaur Dreams (Paperback)
Allan Ahlberg; Illustrated by Andre Amstutz 2
R242 R219 Discovery Miles 2 190 Save R23 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

"I knew dinosaurs could run," he says (in his dream). "I never knew they had roller skates!" The Big Skeleton, The Little skeleton and The Dog Skeleton are fast asleep, dreaming about dinosaurs. But what started as a lovely dream suddenly gets a bit scary when the dinosaurs start chasing the skeletons - and these dinosaurs have roller skates! Join everyone's favourite skeletons for another adventure in this classic story. Can't get enough of the Funnybones skeletons? Discover: Funnybones: The Pet Shop The Funnybones Collection Funnybones: Dinosaur Dream

Under the Table: Allan Ahlberg Under the Table
Allan Ahlberg; Illustrated by Bruce Ingman
R245 R222 Discovery Miles 2 220 Save R23 (9%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Now here’s another story for you, full of such fun and exciting stuff, you will surely love it... Allan Ahlberg and Bruce Ingman are back! Hold on tight for a funny and quirky new story set in the same world as their celebrated classics, The Pencil and The Runaway Dinner. One morning, Banjo is helping his dad to wash the car. His little sister Elsie comes running up. "There's an egg in my egg cup!" she yells. "And a great big grey thing ... UNDER THE TABLE!" Brimming over with Allan Ahlberg's idiosyncratic voice, charm and character, and perfectly matched with Bruce Ingman's bold and playful illustrations, Under the Table is an irresistible read-aloud full of surprises ... oh, does Elsie discover such wonderful (and unexpected!) new friends in her lively and happy home!

Starting School (Paperback): Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg Starting School (Paperback)
Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg 1
R244 R222 Discovery Miles 2 220 Save R22 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Are you starting school? How exciting! Following a number of children's first experiences, this picture book takes children right from their very first day to the end of the school year. This reassuring read will support even the most nervous school-starter, exploring each emotion, from fear to excitement, with care. The perfect read to start a conversation about any pre-school nerves, packed with playful illustrations and easy to understand explanations. This is a book that you'll want to read again and again - far beyond the last day of the school year.

Each Peach Pear Plum (Paperback, Reissue): Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg Each Peach Pear Plum (Paperback, Reissue)
Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg
R221 R204 Discovery Miles 2 040 Save R17 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The classic children's game book. Thousands of children have enjoyed the Ahlbergs' pictorial guessing game--not only because the game is fun, but also because the pages contain action and humor and a sense of beauty. Full color. ALA Notable Children's Book.

Each Peach Pear Plum (Paperback, New Ed): Janet Ahlberg Each Peach Pear Plum (Paperback, New Ed)
Janet Ahlberg; Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg 2
R240 R216 Discovery Miles 2 160 Save R24 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

In this book, children can spy characters hiding in the pictures. A poem on each page gives the clue as to what is hiding in the picture opposite. Many well-known nursery characters are included so that young children can follow the rhymes. It was the winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1978.

The Pencil (Paperback): Allan Ahlberg The Pencil (Paperback)
Allan Ahlberg; Illustrated by Bruce Ingman
R275 R249 Discovery Miles 2 490 Save R26 (9%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

The acclaimed duo behind The Runaway Dinner and Previously imagine the comical world that comes to life when a pencil starts to draw… “A hilarious and utterly enchanting new classic” The Times A special fifteenth anniversary edition of a modern classic. The Pencil is a playful, witty, wonderfully quirky story about the power of imagination. Say hi to Banjo! Once a pencil draws him, there's no telling what will come next – a dog, a cat, a chase (of course), and a paintbrush to colour in an ever-expanding group of family and friends. But it's not long before the complaints begin – "This hat looks silly!" "My ears are too big!" – until the poor pencil has no choice but to draw … a rubber. Oh no! In the hands of Allan Ahlberg and Bruce Ingman, can anything but havoc and hilarity ensue? With gorgeous golden foil on the cover and spine, this edition is one to share and treasure.

Each Peach Pear Plum (Paperback): Janet Ahlberg Each Peach Pear Plum (Paperback)
Janet Ahlberg; Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg 6
R180 R163 Discovery Miles 1 630 Save R17 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Each Peach Pear Plum is a timeless picture book classic from the bestselling illustrator/author team Janet and Allan Ahlberg, creators of Peepo!. Each beautifully illustrated page encourages young children to interact with the picture to find the next fairy tale and nursery rhyme character. In this book With your little eye, Take a look, And play 'I spy' Praise for Each Peach Pear Plum: 'Deceptively simple. Each Peach Pear Plum is a work of genius' Elaine Moss 'This familiar rhyme has been given the brilliant Ahlbreg treatment to which no young child can fail to respond. It's a book which will be read over and over again . . . just perfect!' Child Education 'A charming, pictorial fantasia...a warm, sunny, delectable picture book' Brian Alderson, The Times Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books and with his late wife Janet, created such award-winning children's picture books, including Peepo!, and the Kate Greenaway Medal winning The Jolly Postman.

The Jolly Christmas Postman (Hardcover): Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg The Jolly Christmas Postman (Hardcover)
Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg 1
R467 R427 Discovery Miles 4 270 Save R40 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A special edition of this classic picture book to celebrate its 30th anniversary - with festive foil on the cover! The award-winning Jolly Christmas Postman is the ultimate children's picture book. There should be a copy beneath every Christmas tree in every house with young children! It's Christmas Eve and the Jolly Postman is delivering greetings to various fairy-tale characters - there's a card for Baby Bear, a game appropriately called 'Beware' for Red Riding Hood from Mr Wolf, a get-well jigsaw for hospitalised Humpty Dumpty and three more surprise gifts. Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books and with his late wife Janet, created many award-winning children's picture books, including It Was a Dark and Stormy Night, Funnybones, Each Peach Pear Plum and Peepo! The Jolly Christmas Postman is the seasonal sequel of, the Kate Greenaway Medal winning, The Jolly Postman which, after 35 years, remains one of the most innovative and interactive children's books available.

Funnybones - Book & CD (Paperback, New Edition): Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg Funnybones - Book & CD (Paperback, New Edition)
Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg; Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg 1
R276 R251 Discovery Miles 2 510 Save R25 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This is how the story begins. On a dark dark hill there was a dark dark town. In the dark dark town there was a dark dark street . . . This new edition of the classic story includes an accompanying CD, featuring the story read by acclaimed comic actor Stephen Mangan. 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 cellar one night to find someone to scare, only to find that everyone is in bed. Who will they scare now?!

Funnybones: The Ghost Train (Paperback, New Edition): Allan Ahlberg, Andre Amstutz Funnybones: The Ghost Train (Paperback, New Edition)
Allan Ahlberg, Andre Amstutz; Illustrated by Andre Amstutz
R243 R220 Discovery Miles 2 200 Save R23 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

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 the ghost train for a spooky ride. But they discover something even more scary!

'By far our best writer for the young' - Daily Telegraph

Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books and with his late wife Janet, created many award-winning children's picture books, including Peepo!, Each Peach Pear Plum and the Kate Greenaway Medal winning The Jolly Postman. Other titles in the Funnybones series include Funnybones, Mystery Tour, The Black Cat, The Pet Shop, Bumps in the Night, Dinosaur Dreams, Skeleton Crew, Give the Dog a Bone and A Brilliant Bone Rattling Collection, all of which are available from Puffin.

Funnybones: Bumps in the Night (Paperback): Allan Ahlberg Funnybones: Bumps in the Night (Paperback)
Allan Ahlberg; Illustrated by Andre Amstutz 2
R242 R219 Discovery Miles 2 190 Save R23 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Bumps in the Night 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!

No matter where they are, the two skeletons keep going bump in the night - clonk!

There's only one thing to do: "Send for Doctor Bones!"

'There can be few families in the British Isles who do not possess at least one well-thumbed Ahlberg' - Independent on Sunday

Friendly Matches (Paperback, New Ed): Allan Ahlberg Friendly Matches (Paperback, New Ed)
Allan Ahlberg 2
R238 R215 Discovery Miles 2 150 Save R23 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A superb collection of football poems covering a range of different aspects of the game - referees, team talk, 1966 World Cup and more. Written in a variety of verse forms - sonnets, rhyming couplets, narrative poems, etc. Just as good as Allan Ahlberg's previous collections and again supported by Fritz Wegner's appealing artwork.

Woof! (Paperback, New Ed): Allan Ahlberg Woof! (Paperback, New Ed)
Allan Ahlberg
R242 R220 Discovery Miles 2 200 Save R22 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

When ten-year-old Eric Banks is suddenly transformed into a playful Norfolk terrier, he must discover the reasons for the change and adapt to life as a dog.

Peepo! (Paperback): Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg Peepo! (Paperback)
Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg 1
R242 R219 Discovery Miles 2 190 Save R23 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

40 years of Peepo! Peepo! is the much-loved picture book classic by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Peepo! is a modern classic that continues to delight generations of babies and toddlers and their parents. Look through the holes to spot details from the wonderful illustrations. Peepo! A perfect gift for new babies and parents, no home should be without a copy! Here's a little baby One, two, three Standing in his cot What does he see? Peepo! has become a classic for babies and toddlers. It follows a baby through the day in a style full of wit, charm and ingenuity. A series of holes peeping through to the next page leads the child on to the next stage in the day, giving a hint of what is to come. Praise for Peepo! 'The best book ever published for babies' - Books for Your Children 'Surely no one - baby, child or adult - could fail to enjoy Peepo!' - Sunday Telegraph 'A book to last a lifetime . . . this is a perfect book for sharing' - Nursery World Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books and with his late wife Janet, created many award-winning children's picture books. The Baby's Catalogue was inspired by their daughter, Jessica. The Ahlbergs' books are nursery bookshelf standards and have been the recipient of worldwide acclaim and awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal. Look out for these other classics by Allan Ahlberg: Burglar Bill; Cops and Robbers; The Baby's Catalogue; The One and Only Two Heads; Son of a Gun; The Little Worm Book; Two Wheels Two Heads; Funny Bones; A Pair of Sinners; Happy Families; Peepo!; The Ha Ha Bonk Book; Help Your Child to Read; Ten in a Bed; Please mrs Butler; Daisy Chains; Yum Yum; Playmates; Foldaways; Woof; The Cinderella Show; The Jolly Postman; The Jolly Christmas Postman; The Jolly Pocket Postman; The Clothes Horse and Other Stories; The Mighty Slide; Starting School; Heard it in the Playground; The Bear Nobody Wanted; It was a Dark and Stormy Night; The Giant Baby; Baby Sleeps; Blue Buggy; Doll and Teddy; See the Rabbit; Please Mrs Butler; The Better Brown Stories; The Boyhood of Burglar Bill

Master Track's Train (Paperback, Ed): Allan Ahlberg Master Track's Train (Paperback, Ed)
Allan Ahlberg; Illustrated by Andre Amstutz 1
R213 R143 Discovery Miles 1 430 Save R70 (33%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

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! A hilarious Happy Families picture book from master storyteller, Allan Ahlberg.

Funnybones: The Pet Shop (Paperback, New Edition): Allan Ahlberg Funnybones: The Pet Shop (Paperback, New Edition)
Allan Ahlberg; Illustrated by Andre Amstutz 1
R243 R220 Discovery Miles 2 200 Save R23 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

"All he does is DIG holes - and BARK!" "WOOF!" Barks the dog. When The Big Skeleton and The Little Skeleton become fed up with The Dog Skeleton they decide to swap him at the pet shop! They start off with a goldfish but soon get tired of him and swap him for a parrot - but soon they get bored of him too . . . Eventually the pet shop owner gives them a box to take home with a surprise pet inside. What do you think it will be? Can't get enough of the Funnybones skeletons? Discover: Funnybones: The Black Cat The Funnybones Collection

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