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Allan Ahlberg

Author 53 · 1976 – 2008 · 📖 53

Janet Ahlberg and Allan Ahlberg were a British married couple who created many children's books, including picture books that regularly appear at the top of "most popular" lists for public libraries. They worked together for 20 years until Janet's death from cancer in 1994. He wrote the books and she illustrated them. Allan also wrote dozens of books with other illustrators.

All · 53 📖 Books · 53

Fiction children's fiction JUVENILE FICTION humorous stories Readers

Highlights

The pencil

The pencil

2008

The runaway dinner

The runaway dinner

2006

The Children Who Smelled a Rat

The Children Who Smelled a Rat

2005

Frequent Collaborators

Janet Ahlberg

19 shared

Andre Amstutz

4 shared

Yoshie Okada

1 shared

Colin McNaughton

1 shared

John Baddeley

1 shared

McNaughton Colin

1 shared

All decades 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

📖 Books

The pencil

The pencil

author

2008

The runaway dinner

The runaway dinner

author

2006

The Children Who Smelled a Rat

The Children Who Smelled a Rat

author

2005

The cat who got carried away

The cat who got carried away

author

2003

Meow!

Meow!

author

2002

The adventures of Bert

The adventures of Bert

author

2001

The man who wore all his clothes

The man who wore all his clothes

author

2001

The snail house

The snail house

author

2000

My Brother's Ghost

My Brother's Ghost

author

2000

Miss Dirt the Dustman's Daughter

Miss Dirt the Dustman's Daughter

author

1999

Bravest ever bear

Bravest ever bear

author

1999

Mockingbird

Mockingbird

author

1998

See the rabbit

See the rabbit

author

1998

Master Track's train

Master Track's train

author

1997

The jolly pocket postman

The jolly pocket postman

author

1995

The Better Brown Stories

The Better Brown Stories

author

1995

The Giant Baby

The Giant Baby

author

1994

It was a dark and stormy night

It was a dark and stormy night

author

1993

Give the Dog a Bone

Give the Dog a Bone

author

1993

The Ghost Train

The Ghost Train

author

1992

Skeleton crew

Skeleton crew

author

1992

Dinosaur dreams

Dinosaur dreams

author

1991

Mystery tour

Mystery tour

author

1991

The jolly Christmas postman

The jolly Christmas postman

author

1991

The Black Cat

The Black Cat

author

1990

The pet shop

The pet shop

author

1990

Bye Bye Baby

Bye Bye Baby

author

1989

Starting school

Starting school

author

1988

Woof!

Woof!

author

1986

The Jolly Postman

The Jolly Postman

author

1986

Tell Us a Story (Reading Time)

Tell Us a Story (Reading Time)

author

1986

Yum yum

author

1984

Ten in a bed

Ten in a bed

author

1983

Miss Brick the builder's baby

Miss Brick the builder's baby

author

1981

Peek-a-boo!

Peek-a-boo!

author

1981

Mr. & Mrs. Hay the horse

Mr. & Mrs. Hay the horse

author

1981

Master Money the Millionaire (Ahlberg, Allan. Happy Families.)

Master Money the Millionaire (Ahlberg, Allan. Happy Families.)

author

1981

Mr. Buzz the beeman

Mr. Buzz the beeman

author

1981

Peepol

Peepol

author

1981

Mrs Lather's laundry

Mrs Lather's laundry

author

1981

Master Salt the sailor's son

Master Salt the sailor's son

author

1980

Mr Biff the Boxer

Mr Biff the Boxer

author

1980

Mr. Cosmo the conjuror

Mr. Cosmo the conjuror

author

1980

Mrs Plug the plumber

Mrs Plug the plumber

author

1980

Mrs. Wobble the waitress

Mrs. Wobble the waitress

author

1980

Funnybones

Funnybones

author

1980

The little worm book

The little worm book

author

1979

Cops and robbers

Cops and robbers

author

1978

Jeremiah in the dark woods

Jeremiah in the dark woods

author

1977

The vanishment of Thomas Tull

The vanishment of Thomas Tull

author

1977

Burglar Bill

Burglar Bill

author

1977

Big Bad Pig (Reading Time)

Big Bad Pig (Reading Time)

author

1976

Make a Face (Reading Time)

Make a Face (Reading Time)

author

1976

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