Janet Ahlbergová byla britská ilustrátorka dětských knih, která společně se svým manželem vytvořila úspěšnou sérii Jolly Postman. Její ilustrace jsou známé svým laskavým humorem a pozorností k detailu, které dodávají příběhům hloubku a kouzlo. Ahlbergová se zaměřovala na vizuální vyprávění, kde každý obrázek nesl vlastní příběh a podporoval dětskou fantazii. Její práce je ceněna pro svou schopnost zachytit podstatu dětství a inspirovat mladé čtenáře.
The Jolly Postman delivers letters and cards to fairy-tale characters, including an apology from Goldilocks to the three bears, a postcard from Jack to the giant, and a solicitor's letter from Little Red Riding-Hood to the wolf.
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. 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 such award-winning children's picture books, including Peepo , and the Kate Greenaway Medal winning The Jolly Postman.
This nostalgic classic, including real letters, is a must-have for every child! This gorgeously illustrated, full-color classic celebrates a time before email by depicting amusing correspondence between fairy tale and Mother Goose characters. What could possibly be in a letter from Goldilocks to the Three Bears? Who would write to the Wicked Witch? Open this book, take out the letters, and discover what favorite characters would write to each other--and reimagine best-loved tales together.
A whimsical adventure unfolds as the Jolly Postman embarks on a mysterious morning round, unexpectedly shrinking to the size of a postage stamp. This enchanting tale combines elements of surprise and curiosity, inviting readers to explore a world where the ordinary becomes extraordinary. As the postman navigates his new, tiny perspective, the story promises delightful encounters and imaginative scenarios that captivate the imagination.
It's Christmas Eve and the JOLLY POSTMAN is delivering greetings to various fairy-tale characters - there's a card for Baby Bear, a game appropriately called 'Beware' for Red Riding Hood from Mr Wolf, a get-well jigsaw for hospitalised Humpty Dumpty and three more surprise envelopes containing letters, cards, etc. Everyone's favourite postman keeps on peddling his bicycle up hill and down dale . . . and into everybody's hearts.
Contains three stories about skeletons: The Ghost Train, Bumps in the Night and Skeleton Crew. This collection is suitable for early readers.
There's a lot packed in to this little board book. A delightful rhyme takes baby through everything he can see in his world over the course of the day. 'Peep-hole' cutouts provide little windows onto evocative illustrations which capture his environment in detail - the park, the house and garden and his family. 'The BEST book ever published for babies' Books for Your Children
This is a new Puffin edition of Allan Ahlberg's best-selling Cops and Robbers classic picture book, with a brand new cover! The robbers of London town plan a desperate crime one Christmas Eve - to steal all the toys they can lay their hands on! Fortunately, the robbers meet their match in brave office Pugh who leaps into action and arrests the villains - all except Grandma Swagg who manages to get away.
Labelled pictures introduce vocabulary and such concepts as cause and effect, opposites, and parts of a whole.
The third book of Allan Ahlberg's mini-masterpieces for early readers. Welcome to the latest grand and gripping Gaskitt story, in which Gus and Gloria have a lot of running to do, Mrs Gaskitt hardly ever gets out of bed and something dreadful happens to Horace! (Also starring: a brainy rat named Randolph; a barking pram; and a considerable number of penguins.) What more do you want? "Huge fun and ideal for early readers." The Independent on Sunday "Ahlberg's direct and funny storytelling style makes reading as near-effortless as possible." The Guardian "A delight from beginning to end. The pictures are outstanding and mark the advent of a really inspired illustrator." The Financial Times
