New Releases by Allan Ahlberg

A simple, singsong text and child-friendly illustrations tell an amusing tale of a baby saved and an adventurous hero born. When you''ve caught a baby in a hat, what else is there to do but to sail all over the world and return, with treasure in your trunk, to fall in love? Once again, the inimitable Allan Ahlberg offers a tale full of energy and fun. Paired with Andre Amstutz''s charming illustrations, this is a story sure to be read over and over again. And it''s all true.

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.

A superb collection of football poems covering many aspects of the game. Written in a variety of verse forms - sonnets, rhyming couplets and more. As good as previous collections!

The three skeletons go out in their car one night in search of a mystery. They discover that lots of things look mysterious in the dark, including a black cat on a roof and a ghost on a train in a dark tunnel.

All the Gaskitts have a bad day when the baby rolls away in a shopping cart, the twins'' teacher acts peculiar, and a lost bird tries to hypnotize the cat.

You may think you know the riddle of the boy, the wolf, the sheep and the lettuce, but this book will prove you wrong. Read Allan Ahlberg''s SHOCKING EXPOSE of the truth behind a story we think we all know, including: Wolf horror! Canoe shock! Fibbing! Exclusive Lettuce revelations! Moments of brilliant and unforgettable beauty! You''ll never think of boys, wolves, sheep, lettuces OR riddles in the same way again.

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''?

You may think you know the riddle of the boy, the wolf, the sheep and the lettuce, but this book will prove you wrong. Read Allan Ahlberg''s SHOCKING EXPOSE of the truth behind a story we think we all know, including: Wolf horror Canoe shock Fibbing Exclusive Lettuce revelations Moments of brilliant and unforgettable beauty You''ll never think of boys, wolves, sheep, lettuces OR riddles in the same way again.

The big skeleton and the little skeleton get fed up with the dog skeleton and decide to swop him at the pet shop. They start off with a goldfish but soon get tired of him and swop him for a parrot until they get bored with him, and so it goes on. Eventually the pet shop owner gives them a box to take home with a surprise pet inside which of course turns out to be none other than their old friend the dog skeleton.

Happy 30th birthday, Please Mrs Butler! This witty collection of school poems by Allan Ahlberg, re-jacketed for its 30th anniversary and for a whole new generation of school children to fall in love with, is full of typical classroom events that will be recognized and enjoyed by everyone. From never-ending projects, reading tests, quarreling, making-up, excuses and ''Please, Sir, it isn''t fair.'' Fritz Wegner''s line drawings beautifully complement the hilarious and poignant verses. Please Mrs Butler was voted the most important twentieth-century children''s poetry book in a Books for Keeps poll.

More Bert? Certainly Here''s a bit more Bert, with six new chapters in which our hero shares his crisps, loses his dog and (wait for it)...needs a haircut Can you help?

From the team who created Monkey Do comes this lift-the-cat-flap rhyming story - each time Clara hears a noise at the back door she thinks it''s her cat, but discovers all sorts of visitors instead

Frances Foggarty, now in her fifties, remembers her childhood.. When she was nine her ten-year-old brother, Tom, was hit by a milk-float and killed. He returns after the funeral and Frances''s story is of her new relationship with Tom, the ghost and ''guardian angel''. Frances wears a caliper as a result of polio and she and her young brother live with a rather tyrannical aunt. In this touching tale of loss, hardship and endurance Frances comes to terms with Tom''s death and moves on in her life.

Bert has all sorts of ridiculous adventures and they''re told in this book in a slapstick, almost farcical way. The reader is made to feel part of the story when he/she is told to turn the page quietly so as not to wake Bert''s baby and they''re blamed when the baby starts to cry. Bert rescues a barking cardboard box from the river, is chased down the street by a giant sausage and much more.

Imagine getting so small that you could leave your house by a crack under the door and live in your own private snail house. Imagine the adventures you might have - now picture yourself on the verandah one warm summer''s evening, with Michael, Hannah and the baby, as Grandma begins her story.

Each Peach Pear Plum - the classic picture book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. 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. This board book edition is perfect for little hands. 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 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

Reading Together is a learn-to-read series of picture books for young children and parents to enjoy together. There are four levels, each consisting of six books, offering a variety of reading experiences: stories, poems, rhymes and songs, traditional tales and information books.

Take one clever little monkey with a key to his cage and what do you get? A day of madcap mischief as he scales a giraffe''s neck to escape the zoo and bursts into the bustling world beyond the gates--where people do the most interesting things! Full color.

Come to Bear''s noisy birthday party, see a big hat on a little man and open the door for a monstrous surprise. A picture book version of a title from the Red Nose Readers series.

This thesaurus promotes success in writing in all school subjects, from starting secondary to completing exam coursework. The book features an easy-to-use format with an alphabetical indicator on each page; a clear, open layout that makes it easy to find information; thousands of synonyms and antonyms based on Bank of English evidence; short definitions for all main entry words that guide users to the right sense; examples for all synonyms to show how they are used and help students choose the right one for their context; and a Word Power feature designed to help extend students'' vocabulary at the next level.

Unhappy with the stories that are shaping their lives, the members of the Brown family go to see the writer responsible.

Nursey rhyme story book about a baby playing peek- a - boo with his family.

This is the story of the ups and downs in the life of the keen mountain climber, Clara Cliff. She has more than the usual quota of family fun and adventure. 5-8 yrs.

Fifteen years ago, long before anyone else had thought of tucking actual letters and notes inside a book, Little, Brown published The Jolly Postman by Allan and Janet Ahlberg. This wonderful book gave children a chance to read letters sent from one fairy tale or Mother Goose character to another. Among the funny notes was one from Jack, who lolled on a sun-drenched island, thanking the Giant for the gold that let him afford such a nifty vacation. All this amusing correspondence was deftly illustrated and the book attracted hordes of eager readers. The Jolly Postman and its holiday sequel, The Jolly Christmas Postman, established themselves as classics and have gone on to sell two million copies. Now we are happy to republish the books in larger, more inviting formats than the original but with no increase in price These new formats are a reason to celebrate, for they will attract new generations to these very inventive, very amusing books and should find a prominent place on the shelves of libraries and bookstores this fall.

A father reads four bedtime stories to his little boys.

A story about a famous doctor, a criminal trial, a kidnapping, a gang of desparate men, a little girl who wanted a brother and an enormous baby.

While on his rounds, the Postman gets knocked on the head with a giant rattle which gives him a dream that sends him down a rabbit hole to meet Alice and then onto Oz to meet Dorothy.

Antonio, a small boy who has been kidnapped by brigands, passes the dark and stormy night in thier cave weaving incredible stories for their own exploits - and solves his own problem of how to escape.

Three skeletons enter each other''s dreams about dinosaurs.