Allan Ahlberg

Chicken, Chips and Peas is an enchanting picture book by the iconic British husband and wife picture book team Janet and Allan Ahlberg, creators of Peepo! Perfect as a bedtime story and for children learning to read!Fast Fox is determined to have chicken for his supper. Mother Hen and her three chickens are looking for corn for their's. Fast Fox follows the chickens and they follow his corn trail right into his supper sack! As Fast Fox hurries home, things look bad for the chickens but Slow Dog saves the day by falling from his hammock and squashing fast Fox flat! The chicks eat Fast Fox's corn, Slow Dog gets a biscuit from Mother Hen and Fast Fox has a miserable meal of chips and peas.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 the Kate Greenaway Medal winning The Jolly Postman.

Peepo! is the much-loved picture book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg.A timeless classic that continues to delight generations of babies and toddlers and their parents, Peepo! follows a baby through the day in a style full of wit, charm and ingenuity.Look through the holes to spot details from the wonderful illustrations.A perfect gift for new babies and parents, no home should be without a copy!Here's a little babyOne, two threeStands in his cotWhat does he see?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

'The teacher tapped his forehead. At last! the children cried!The answer, Sir's, in your head...What a perfect place to hide'Jump into Allan Ahlberg's playful world of poetry, perfect for primary school children.Shed a tear for The Boy Without A Name, discover the secrets to teachers (they NEVER leave the school!?) and try to solve the riddles of The Answer. Packed with rhythmic poetry and playful songs, this timeless collection has delighted children for generations.'Every desk should hide a copy; every staff room own one' - The ObserverDiscover more school stories from Alan Ahlberg:Starting SchoolPlease Mrs Bultler

‘This is the storyOf Alison Hubble,Who went to bed single,And woke up double.’Here, in verse, are the hilariously original stories of a mighty slide, a man who fought crocodiles, a girl who doubled, a couple of baby skinners and a thing that lived under a school. A wonderful collection from Allan Ahlberg, author of ‘Please Mrs Butler, Woof!’ and ‘Happy Families’, illustrated throughout with delightful drawings by Charlotte Voake.

He felt a curious tingling in his hands and feet. He felt his nose becoming cold and wet, his ears becoming flappy. The thought in his mind was: 'I'm turning into a dog!'Eric is a perfectly ordinary boy. Perfectly ordinary that is, until the night when, in fifteen seconds flat, he turns into a dog! Eric and his best friend are determined to sniff out the truth - what makes an ordinary boy go 'woof'?

"Please Mrs Butler, this boy Derek DrewKeeps copying my work, Miss. What shall I do?"Discover this hilarious collection of poetry by award-winning Allan Ahlberg, perfect for primary school children.Packed with playful poems about reading tests, never-ending school projects and playground quarrels, this collection has delighted generations of children and adults alike. Voted the most important children's poetry book of the 20th century in a Books for Keeps poll, Please Mrs Butler belongs in every child's bedroom.'Hilarious and poignant school verses about primary school life. A real winner' - The Guardian'Clever, funny and nostalgic, the collection is a delight' - Sunday TimesDiscover more school stories from Alan Ahlberg:Starting SchoolHeard It In The Playground

In this book with your little eye, take a look and play I spy - so starts the classic story from best-selling author/illustrator team, Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Each Peach Pear Plum introduces favourite fairy tale characters, such as Tom Thumb and The Three Bears and, with a poem on each page hinting as to what is hiding in the picture, children are encouraged to participate and follow the story themselves.