Book description
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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!
Janet and Allan Ahlberg created some of the world's most popular
picture books, including EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY CHRISTMAS
POSTMAN both winners of Greenaway Medals, and THE BABY'S CATALOGUE,
inspired by their daughter Jessica. Janet diedin 1994 and Allan, a
former teacher, now lives in London.
