Allan Ahlberg & Janet Ahlberg
Bibliography

Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center Allan Ahlberg bibliography. This bibliography also includes books written and/or illustrated by Janet Ahlberg. For biography, see Janet and Allan Ahlberg.
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Fiction

The Adventures of Bert. By Allan Ahlberg & Raymond Briggs. 1st American ed. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2001.Baby Sleeps. By Janet & Allan Ahlberg. Boston: Little, Brown, 1998, c1982. The Baby's Catalogue Series.

The Baby's Catalogue. By Janet and Allan Ahlberg. 1st American ed. Boston: Little, Brown, 1982.

Babies, their families, and familiar objects and activities are depicted in whimsical drawings which present the daily routines of the lives of babies and their parents. Includes some vocabulary words.

The Bear Nobody Wanted. By Janet and Allan Ahlberg. New York: Viking, 1992.

A teddy bear with a rather inflated opinion of himself has a series of not-always-pleasant adventures before finding a real home.

The Better Brown Stories. Illustrated by Fritz Wegner. New York: Viking, 1995.

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

Big Bad Pig. By Allan Ahlberg and Colin McNaughton. 1st Amnerican ed. New York: Random House, 1985.

Labelled action pictures with a light story line introduce such concepts as cause and effect and opposites.

A Bit More Bert. By Allan Ahlberg & Raymond Briggs. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2002.

Bert recives a disastrous haircut, loses his dog, and discovers that there are many other Berts in the world.

The Black Cat. Illustrated by Andre Amstutz. 1st Mulberry ed. New York: Mulberry Books, 1993; New York: Greenwillow Books, 1990. Funnybones Series

A little black cat watches the antics of three skeletons sledding in the snow.

Blue Buggy. By Janet & Allan Ahlberg. Boston: Little, Brown, 1998, c1982. The Baby's Catalogue Series

Bravest Ever Bear. Illustrated by Paul Howard. 1st U.S. ed. Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 1999.

Fairy tale characters tell their stories from their own perspective, with new endings, and find themselves encountering each other as their stories overlap.

Burglar Bill. By Janet & Allan Ahlberg. London: Heinemann, 1977; New York: Puffin Books, 1979; New York: Greenwillow, c1977.

Burglar Bill decides to change his ways after he becomes the victim of a burglary.

Bye-bye, Baby: A Sad Story with a Happy Ending. By Janet and Allan Ahlberg. 1st ed. Boston: Little, Brown, 1989.

A baby with an aggressive nature who lives alone manages to acquire a mommy, a daddy, and several other acquaintances to live with him.

The Cat That Got Carried Away. By Allan Ahlberg; illustrated by Katharine McEwen. 1st U.S. ed. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 2003.

It is an exciting couple of days for the Gaskitt family and their community--with missing pets, an unusual substitute teacher, and a special addition to their household.

The Cinderella Show. By Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England; New York: Viking Kestrel, 1986.

The students at Town End Primary School stage a successful production of "Cinderella."

Cops and Robbers. By Janet & Allan Ahlberg. London: Heinemann, 1978; 1st American ed. New York: Greenwillow, c1978.

A band of thieves plot to steal the children's toys before they are received on Christmas.

Dinosaur Dreams. Pictures by Andre Amstutz. 1st American ed. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1991. Funnybones Series

Three skeletons enter each other's dreams about dinosaurs.

Doll and Teddy. By Janet & Allan Ahlberg. 1st American board book ed. Boston: Little, Brown, 1998. Baby's Catalogue Series

Each Peach Pear Plum: An "I Spy" Story. 1st American ed. New York: Viking Press, 1979, c1978; London, England; New York: Viking, 1991. An I Spy Book

Rhymed text and illustrations invite the reader to play "I Sy" with a variety of Mother Goose and other folklore characters.

Fast Frog. By Allan Ahlberg and Erick Hill. Chicago: Rand McNally: Ottenheimer, 1984.

Fee Fi Fo Fum. By Allan Ahlberg and Colin McNaughton. 1st American ed. New York: Random House, 1985.

Simple text and illustrations demonstrate in brief vignettes such concepts as cause and effect, adding, parts of a whole, opposites, and the meaning of words.

Funnybones. By Janet and Allan Ahlberg. 1st American ed. New Zyork: Greenwillow Books, 1980.

Three skeletons--a grownup, a child, and a dog--take a walk at night through a dark town.

The Ghost Train. Pictures by Andre Amstutz. 1st American ed. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1992. Funnybones Series

Three skeletons have fun when they take a train ride one dark, dark night--until something scares them.

The Giant Baby. Illustrated by Fritz Wegner. 1st ed. London, England; New York: Viking, 1994.

Happy Worm. By Allan Ahlberg and Colin McNaughton. 1st American ed. New York: Random House, 1985.

Labelled pictures introduce vocabulary and such concepts as cause and effect, opposites, and parts of a whole.

Help!. By Allan Ahlberg and Colin McNaughton. 1st American ed. New York: Random House, 1985.

Labelled pictures introduce vocabulary and such concepts as cause and effect and parts of a whole.

Hip-hippo-ray. By Allan Ahlberg and Andre Amstutz. Chicago: Rand McNally, 1984.

The Man Who Wore All His Clothes. Illustrated by Katharine McEwen. 1st U.S. ed. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2001.

Mrs. Gaskitt the taxi driver, Mr. Gaskitt the heavily dressed man, and their talking appliances foil a bank robbery.

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night. By Janet and Allan Ahlberg. 1st ed. London, England: New york: 1993.

After being kidnapped by outlaws, Antonio, an eight-year-old boy is asked to tell them a story which he makes up as he goes along.

Jeremiah in the Dark Woods. By Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Harmondsworth: Kestrel Books, 1977; 1st American ed. New York: Viking Press, 1978.

A little boy sets out to find the thief of his grandmother's strawberry tarts and meets a number of unusual characters on his search.

The Jolly Pocket Postman. By Janet & Allan Ahlberg. 1st U.S. ed. Boston: Little, Brown, 1995.

The Jolly Postman, or, Other People's Letters. By Janet and Allan Ahlberg. 1st U.S. ed. Boston: Little, Brown, 1986.

A Jolly Postman delivers letters to several famous fairy-tale characters such as the Big Bad Wolf, Cinderella, and the Three Bears. Each letter may be removed from its envelope page and read separately.

The Little Worm Book. By Janet & Allan Ahlberg. 1st American ed. New York: Viking Press, 1980, 1979.

Presents hitherto unknown information about worms--their common characteristics, their purchase, capture and care, their differences throughout the world, their history, their illustrious achievements, and their future.

The Man Who Wore All His Clothes. By Allan Ahlberg; illustrated by Katharine McEwen. 1st U.S. ed. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2001.

Mrs. Gaskitt the taxi driver, Mr. Gaskitt the heavily dressed man, and their twins, Gus and Gloria, foil a bank robbery.

Master Salt the Sailor's Son. Illustrated by Andre Amstutz. New York: Golden Press, 1982, 1980. Wacky Families.8 Series

When the Salt family sails to Coconut Island, they decide to leave Sammy Salt behind because he is too little.

Meow! : A Lift the Cat-flap Book. By Allan Ahlberg; illustrated by Andre Amstutz. 1st U.S. ed. Candlewick, 2002.

While Clara waits for her little cat Jack to come home, so many visitors come through the cat door that she decides to have a party.

Miss Brick, the Builder's Baby. Illustrated by Colin McNaughton. New York: Golden Press; Racine, Wis.: Western, 1982, 1981.

Mr. and Mrs. Brick, whose families have always been builders, have a baby who would rather knock things down.

Monkey Do! Illustrated by Andre Amstutz. 1st U.S. ed. Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 1998.

An adventurous little monkey who escapes from the zoo and spends the day meeting new friends in the outside world begins to miss his mom when evening comes.

Mr. & Mrs. Hay the Horse. Illustrated by Colin McNaughton. New York: Golden Press, 1982, 1981. Wacky Families. 4 Series

Henry and Henrietta Hay are embarrassed because their circus performer parents, in contrast to other mothers and fathers, go everywhere happily wearing their horse suit.

Mr. Biff the Boxer. Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg. New York: Golden Press; Racine, Wis.: Western, 1982. Wacky Families. 1 Series

Billy and Betty Biff toughen up their dad for his big charity fight against the very fit Mr. Bop.

Mr. Buzz the Beeman. Illustrated by Faith Jaques. New York: Golden Press, 1982, 1981. Wacky Families. 3 Series

Mr. Buzz, his family, and all the neighbors chase a swarm of uncooperative bees through the countryside.

Mrs. Lather's Laundry. Illustrated by Andre Amstutz. New York: Golden Press, 1982, 1981. Wacky Families. 5 Series

Sick of socks and sheets and undershirts, the Lathers decide that in future they will wash anything except laundry.

Mrs. Plug the Plumber. Illustrated by Joe Wright. New York: Golden Press, 1982, 1980. Wacky Families. 6 Series

Mrs. Plug, with her useful bag, is ready for any emergency, whether it is a leak in the bathroom, a robbery on the street, or a storm at sea.

Mrs. Wobble the Waitress. Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg. New York: Golden Press, 1982, 1980. Wacky Families. 7 Series

When Mrs. Wobble is fired from her job for wobbling, the young Wobbles figure out a way to overcome her problem.

My Brother's Ghost. By Allan Ahlberg. New York: Viking, 2001.

Orphaned by the death of their parents and bereft by the sudden death of their older brother Tom, nine-year-old Frances and three-year-old Harry are comforted by Tom's ghost, who helps them in difficult situations at home with their aunt and uncle and at school.

Mystery Tour. Pictures by Andre Amstutz. 1st American ed. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1991. Funnybones Series

Three skeletons take a mystery tour and uncover several mysteries by shining a light on some suspicious objects.

One, Two, Flea. By Allan Ahlberg and Colin McNaughton; edited by Gale Pryor. 2nd. U.S. ed. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 1999.

Peek-a-boo!. 1st American ed. New York: Viking, 1981.

Brief rhyming clues invite the reader to look through holes in the pages for a baby's view of the world from breakfast to bedtime.

Playmates. By Janet and Allan Ahlberg. 1st American ed. New York: Viking Kestrel, 1985, 1984.

The reader participates in a variety of games between two playmates by inserting their cutout toys into different slots.

The Pet Shop. By Allan Ahlberg and Andre Amstutz. 1st American ed. New York: Greenwillow, 1990. Funnybones Series.

Two skeletons visit the pet shop several times before finding the perfect pet.

Poorly Pig. By Allan Ahlberg and Eric Hill. Chicago: Rand McNally: Ottenheimer, 1984.

See the Rabbit. By Janet & Allan Ahlberg. Boston: Little, Brown, 1998, 1982. The Baby's Catalogue Series

Skeleton Crew. Pictures by Andre Amstutz. 1st American ed. New York: Greenwillow, 1992. Funnybones Series

Three skeletons have a good time on their sailing vacation, until their boat is boarded by pirates.

The Snail House. Illustrated by Gillian Tyler. 1st U.S. ed. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2001.

Grandma tells Michael, Hannah, and their baby brother the story of three children who shrink to such a small size that they decide to live in a snail's shell.

Starting School. By Janet and Allan Ahlberg. London: New York: Viking Kestrel, 1988.

Introduces the serious and fun activities of children starting school.

Tell Us a Story. By Allan Ahlberg and Colin McNaughton. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 1996.

Treasure Hunt. By Allan Ahlberg; illustrated by Gillian Tyler. 1st U.S. ed. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 2002.

After her parents treat Tilly to a treasure hunt, they all play hide-and-seek.

The Vanishment of Thomas Tull. By Janet and Allan Ahlberg. New York: Scribner, 1977.

When Thomas Tull is seven years old, he stops growing and begins shrinking and shrinking and shrinking.

The Woman Who Won Things. By Allan Ahlberg; illustrated by Katharine McEwen. 1st U.S. ed. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 2002.

As Mr. Gaskitt Takes a series of jobs and Mrs. Gaskitt keeps winning prizes, their nine-year-old twins, Gus and Gloria, follow a substitute teacher who seems too good to be true.

Woof!. Pictures by Fritz Wegner. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England; New York: Viking Kestrel, 1986.

Relates the extraordinary events that take place when, on an ordinary summer's evening, ten-year-old Eric Banks is turned into a Norfolk terrier.

Yum Yum. By Janet and Allan Ahlberg. 1st American ed. New York: Viking Kestrel, 1985, 1984.

As funny characters wait to be fed, the reader participates by inserting cutout food into different slots.

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Nonfiction

The Ha Ha Bonk Book. By Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Puffin Books; New York: Penguin Books, 1982.
Wit and humor

The Mighty Slide: Stories in Verse. Illustrated by Charlotte Voake. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England; New York: Viking Kestrel, 1988.

Mockingbird. Illustrated by Paul Howard. 1st U.S. ed. Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 1998.

A variation of an old lullaby in which adoring family and friends promise the baby an assortment of presents. Variant of Hush, Little Baby.

The Mysteries of Zigomar: Poems and Stories. Illustrated by John Lawrence. Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 1997.

A collection of poems, including "Getting up for School" and "Cemetery Road," and short stories, including "The Paper Boy" and "Snow White Lies."

The Old Joke Book. By Janet and Allan Ahlberg. New York: Puffin Books, 1979; 1st American ed. New York: Viking, 1977; Harmondsworth: Kestrel Books, c1976.

A collection of humorous riddles, cartoon strips, and poems featuring the Bogies, Little Mo and her Magic Pencil, Bully Bertha, and others.

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Other Books Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg

Garfinkel, Bernard Max. My Growing Up Book. Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg. New York: Platt & Munk, 1972.
A child's record of the things he has learned and done from the time of birth through age five. Also provides a place to past photographs.

O'Connor, Vincent F. Mathematics in the Toy Store. Pictures by Janet Ahlberg. Milwaukee: Raintree Childrens Books, 1978.

Color pictures using a toy store setting relate mathematics to the child's everyday world.

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Books about the Ahlbergs

Lynch, Wendy. Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Chicago: Heinemann, 2000

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