Janet Ahlberg
(1944 - 1994)
Janet Hall Ahlberg was born in 1944. Her parents were both artists. She met Allan Ahlberg at a teachers training college and they were married in 1969. She illustrated over fifty books. For “Each Peach Pear Plum,” she was awarded the 1978 Kate Greenaway Medal from the British Library Association, winning again in 1991 for “The Jolly Christmas Postman.” Janet and Allan had one daughter, Jessica, also an illustrator. Janet died in 1994.
Bibliography
Baby Sleeps (1998)
A book about babies for babies. Taken from the popular Baby’s Catalog.
The Baby’s Catalogue (1982)
Whimsical drawings of the daily routines of the lives of babies and their parents. Includes some vocabulary words.
This was an Atlantic Monthly Press book.
The Bear Nobody Wanted (1992)
The adventures of a teddy bear who was just a bit of a snob, but he was made that way.
Blue Buggy (1998)
Baby learns about colors. This is the U.S. edition of Blue Pram.
Janet Ahlberg
Blue Pram (1998)
Baby learns about colors. There is a U.S. edition called “Blue Buggy.”
Burglar Bill (1977)
Burglar Bill burgles a baby by accident. Then Burglar Betty burgles him!
Bye Bye Baby (1989)
The baby did not have a mommy so he set out one day to find one. And then he needed a daddy so they both set out to find one.
The Cinderella Show (1986)
Town End Primary School puts on a school play.
The Clothes Horse and Other Stories (1987)
What if there really were a horse made out of clothes? or a Night Train that brought the night?
Clowning About (1984)
A fold-out ‘Daisychain’ of clowns with humorous verses.
Janet Ahlberg
Cops and Robbers (1978)
It is Christmas Eve and the robbers of London set out to steal as many toys as they can, but Officer Pugh is on the job.
Doll and Teddy (1998)
Pictures illustrate a baby’s world.
Each Peach Pear Plum (1978)
A game of I Spy with favorite nursery characters.
Fred’s Dream (1976)
Fred dreams of many things instead of paying attention in class.
Funnybones (1980)
The Skeleton family goes out for a walk, but there is no one to scare.
The Golden Hands Book of Popular Crafts (1973)
Easy craft projects including raffia work, weaving and enamelling.
Et al
The Good Old Dolls (1984)
A set of fold-out character cards featuring dolls.
Janet Ahlberg
The Good Old Dolls (1984)
A set of fold-out character cards featuring dolls.
The Great Marathon Football Match (1976)
The Brick Street boys play a football match that goes on and on and on.
The Ha Ha Bonk Book (1982)
A large collection of jokes and riddles.
Here are the Brick Street Boys (1974)
The Brick Street boys just want to play football.
It was a Dark and Stormy Night (1993)
Antonio has been kidnapped by brigands. Now they demand he tell them a story. Can he use the story to help himself escape from their clutches?
Janet’s Last Book (1996)
A tribute to illustrator Janet Ahlberg, including many previously unpublished illustrations. This is the cover of the privately printed first limited edition.
Jeremiah in the Dark Woods (1977)
Jeremiah sets out to find what happened to his grandmother’s tarts and meets some familiar nursery characters along the way, as well as a few not so familiar ones.
The Jolly Christmas Postman (1991)
The Jolly Postman is back, delivering Christmas greetings.
The Jolly Pocket Postman (1995)
The Jolly Postman continues on his rounds with letter for Alice, Dorothy and other familiar characters.
The Jolly Postman: Or Other People’s Letters (1986)
As the Jolly Postman goes his rounds, we get to read the letters he delivers to famous storybook characters.
The Jolly Postman Picture Card Game (1986)
Thirty-six cards with pictures from the Jolly Postman which can be used for a variety of card games, including Snap, Old Maid and Pairs.
The Jolly Postman Postcard Collection (1994)
Postcards of thirty famous scenes from the adventures of the Jolly Postman.
The Little Worm Book (1979)
Here is more amazing information about our friends the worms.
Monster Munch (1984)
A ‘Daisy Chain’ of six pictures with verses.
Janet Ahlberg
Mr Biff the Boxer (1980)
Mr. Biff and Mr. Bop are in training for the big charity match.
Mrs. Wobble the Waitress (1980)
Mrs. Wobble is too wobbly for the local cafe. So she and Mr. Wobble and the two Wobble children open their own cafe with juggling waiters.
My Growing Up Book (1972)
A book for recording a child’s development from birth to age five.
The Old Joke Book (1976)
A collection of jokes, cartoons and humorous verse.
The One and Only Two Heads (1979)
Two Heads celebrates its birthday.
One True Santa (1985)
Six Santas in a ‘Daisy Chain,’ but only one is the real Santa.
Peek-A-Boo! (1981)
A baby’s day from the baby’s point of view.
Peepo! (1981)
A baby’s day from the baby’s point of view.
A Place to Play (1975)
Further adventures of the Brick Street boys.
Playmates: Slot Book (1984)
Cutouts move in various slots.
Providence Street (1973)
Short poems about the residents of Providence Street.
The Puffin Treasury of Children’s Stories (1996)
A collection of all time favorite children’s stories by many different authors and illustrators. Pauline Baynes contributes new illustrations for excerpts from The Sword in the Stone and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and the complete story of The Happy Prince.
Pauline Baynes
Et al
Ready, Teddy, Go! (1983)
A ‘Daisychain’ of cut-out teddy bears and rhyming text.
Ready, Teddy, Go! (1984)
A ‘Daisychain’ of cut-out teddy bears and rhyming text.
Rent-a-Robot (1984)
A ‘Daisychain’ featuring six robots with verses.
Janet Ahlberg
Sam the Referee (1986)
More adventures of the Brick Street boys.
See the Rabbit (1998)
An early book for babies.
Shine a Light (1998)
Shine a flashlight through the cut-outs to project spooky pictures on the wall.
Son of a Gun (1979)
Eight year old Amos Gains, the sheriff’s son, stars in this story of the Old West.
Starting School (1988)
Children go off to school for the first time and we see what goes on throughout the first semester.
Summer Snowmen (1983)
A ‘Daisychain’ with snowmen and humorous verses.
Tail Feathers from Mother Goose (1988)
A collection of nursery rhymes, each illustrated by a different artist.
Nicola Bayley
Et al
That’s My Baby! (1983)
A fold-out ‘Daisychain’ of babies with humorous verses.
Things to Make from Card (1974)
A crafting book.
Things to Make from Junk (1977)
How to make all sorts of things from household bits and pieces.
Two Wheels Two Heads (1979)
The two headed creature from The One and Only Two Heads rides a bike.
The Vanishment of Thomas Tull (1977)
When he is seven years old Thomas Tull begin growing backwards.
Which Witch? (1983)
A ‘Daisychain’ featuring six witches and accompanying verses.
The Worm Book (2000)
This book reveals many surprising facts about our friends the worms.
Yum Yum: Slot Book (1984)
The characters in this book are hungry. Feed them by putting the cutouts into the slots.
