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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.
Janet 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, who is also an illustrator. Janet died in 1994.
Bibliography
Baby Sleeps (1998)
A book about babies for babies. Taken from the popular Baby’s Catalog.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
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.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
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.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Blue Buggy (1998)
Baby learns about colors. This is the U.S. edition of Blue Pram.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Janet Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Blue Pram (1998)
Baby learns about colors. There is a U.S. edition called Blue Buggy.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Burglar Bill (1977)
Burglar Bill burgles a baby by accident. Then Burglar Betty burgles him!
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Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
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.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
The Cinderella Show (1986)
Town End Primary School puts on a school play.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
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?
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Clowning About (1984)
A fold-out ‘Daisychain’ of clowns with humorous verses.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Janet Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
André Amstutz
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.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Doll and Teddy (1998)
Pictures illustrate a baby’s world.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Each Peach Pear Plum (1978)
A game of I Spy with favorite nursery characters.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Fred’s Dream (1976)
Fred dreams of many things instead of paying attention in class.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Funnybones (1980)
The Skeleton family goes out for a walk, but there is no one to scare.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
The Golden Hands Book of Popular Crafts (1973)
Easy craft projects including raffia work, weaving and enamelling.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Et al
The Good Old Dolls (1984)
A set of fold-out character cards featuring dolls.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Janet Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
André Amstutz
The Good Old Dolls (1984)
A set of fold-out character cards featuring dolls.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
The Great Marathon Football Match (1976)
The Brick Street boys play a football match that goes on and on and on.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
The Ha Ha Bonk Book (1982)
A large collection of jokes and riddles.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg