Book description
Allan Ahlberg's five poetry books, written over a period of
twenty-five years Please Mrs Butler, Heard it in the Playground,
Friendly Matches, The Mighty Slide and The Mysteries of
Zigomar have delighted generations of children and received
many accolades and prizes.
Allan has sifted through them and chosen a collection to delight and
entrance a new generation of readers and their parents. Here are all
the trials and tribulations of childhood, embracing school, quarrels,
friendships, football and storytelling from a much-loved author and poet.
Charlotte Voake's black-and-white illustrations enchance the charm
of this handsome and definitive collection.
Allan Ahlberg has been writing children's books for over thirty years
and has published over a hundred books. His enormously successful titles
include fiction, picture books and poetry. He is the author of the
prize-winning
Each Peach Pear Plum
and
The Jolly Postman
. Allan lives in Bath.
