Allan Ahlberg

Funnybones book with mix-and-match puzzle

  • Funnybones book with mix-and-match puzzle

  • On a dark dark hill
    There is a dark dark house
    And in that dark dark house live...

    The Big Skeleton, the Little Skeleton and the Dog Skeleton.

    Or is it the Big-Elephant Skeleton, the Little-Fish Skeleton and the Dog-Snake Skeleton?

    You decide with this brilliant mix-and-match puzzle along with the classic Funnybones tale. Match up the Big Skeleton's head with an elephant's body, or an elephant's head with the Big Skeleton, or whatever combination you like!

    Made from sturdy board perfect for little hands, this is a fantastic gift set featuring a timeless classic.

Baby on Board
Baby on Board
  • Allan Ahlberg
  • Emma Chichester Clark
Happy Families: The Audio Collection
Happy Families: The Audio Collection
Allan Ahlberg
Funnybones: The Collection
Funnybones: The Collection
  • Janet Ahlberg
  • Allan Ahlberg
Funnybones: The Pet Shop
Funnybones: The Pet Shop
  • Allan Ahlberg
  • Andre Amstutz
Mrs Lather’s Laundry
Mrs Lather’s Laundry
Allan Ahlberg
Alison Hubble
Alison Hubble
  • Allan Ahlberg
  • Bruce Ingman
Baby's Big Box of Little Books
Baby's Big Box of Little Books
  • Allan Ahlberg
  • Janet Ahlberg
The Jolly Christmas Postman
The Jolly Christmas Postman
  • Allan Ahlberg
  • Janet Ahlberg
The Bucket
The Bucket
Allan Ahlberg
Mrs Vole the Vet
Mrs Vole the Vet
  • Allan Ahlberg
  • Emma Chichester Clark
Master Track's Train
Master Track's Train
  • Allan Ahlberg
  • Andre Amstutz
Kicking a Ball
Kicking a Ball
  • Allan Ahlberg
  • Sebastien Braun
Mrs Wobble the Waitress
Mrs Wobble the Waitress
Allan Ahlberg
Mr Biff the Boxer
Mr Biff the Boxer
Allan Ahlberg
Peepo!
Peepo!
  • Allan Ahlberg
  • Janet Ahlberg
Funnybones: A Bone Rattling Collection
Funnybones: A Bone Rattling Collection
  • Allan Ahlberg
  • Andre Amstutz
Collected Poems
Collected Poems
  • Allan Ahlberg
  • Charlotte Voake
The Boyhood of Burglar Bill
The Boyhood of Burglar Bill
Allan Ahlberg
Funnybones: Give the Dog a Bone
Funnybones: Give the Dog a Bone
Allan Ahlberg
Funnybones: Skeleton Crew
Funnybones: Skeleton Crew
Allan Ahlberg
The Boy, the Wolf, the Sheep and the Lettuce
The Boy, the Wolf, the Sheep and the Lettuce
  • Allan Ahlberg
  • Jessica Ahlberg
The Baby's Catalogue
The Baby's Catalogue
  • Allan Ahlberg
  • Janet Ahlberg
Funnybones: Dinosaur Dreams
Funnybones: Dinosaur Dreams
  • Allan Ahlberg
  • Andre Amstutz
Funnybones: Bumps in the Night
Funnybones: Bumps in the Night
  • Allan Ahlberg
  • Andre Amstutz
The Improbable Cat
The Improbable Cat
Allan Ahlberg
Please Mrs Butler
Please Mrs Butler
Allan Ahlberg
Friendly Matches
Friendly Matches
Allan Ahlberg
My Brother's Ghost
My Brother's Ghost
Allan Ahlberg
The Jolly Pocket Postman
The Jolly Pocket Postman
  • Allan Ahlberg
  • Janet Ahlberg
The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters
The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters
  • Allan Ahlberg
  • Janet Ahlberg
View All Books From Allan Ahlberg

Funnybones

12 Books

The Jolly Postman

2 Books

Happy Families

12 Books
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Celebrating Allan Ahlberg | 6 authors on his enduring influence

Author of over 100 children’s books with his late wife Janet, Allan Ahlberg created well-loved classics such as Each Peach Pear Plum and the Jolly Postman. To celebrate his 80th birthday, Puffin authors have been busy sharing their favourite Janet and Allan books and memories. From fairy-tale characters to hilarious villians, find out what inspired them as both readers and writers.
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Recommendations

Where to start with Janet and Allan Ahlberg’s books

Janet and Allan Ahlberg have written more than 100 books which have been read and loved by children all over the world. Are you curious as to where to start? Here’s our hand-picked selection of classics and faves, that will satisfy new and ongoing readers.
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Games & activities

Craft some Funnybones party bunting

In a dark dark house in a dark dark cellar live some... skeletons! Decorate your spooktacular party with this bone-rattling bunting, inspired by the Janet and Allan Ahlberg classic tale Funnybones.
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Games & activities

Craft some Funnybones party decorations

Decorate your spooktacular party with these bone-rattling Little and Big Skeleton decorations, inspired by Allan and Janet Ahlberg's classic tale Funnybones.
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Games & activities

Bake some Funnybones inspired biscuits

Make no bones about it. A batch of our tasty Funnybones-inspired skeleton gingerbread cookies are perfect for a spooktacular Halloween party.
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Games & activities

Make a Funnybones Halloween costume

Dress up as a spooky skeleton in this fun DIY costume, from the Allan and Janet Ahlberg classic tale Funnybones.

Allan Ahlberg, a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate and grave digger, is in the super-league of children's writers. He has published over 100 children's books and, with his late wife Janet, created such award winning picture books as EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY POSTMAN - both winners of the Kate Greenaway Medal. He has also written prize-winning poetry and fiction and lives in Sussex.

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