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More Happy Families: 9 Classic Tales

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The next audio collection from Allan Ahlberg stars more of his best loved characters, including Master Salt the Sailor's Son, Ms Cliff the Climber and Mrs Plug the Plumber. 
 
Features 9 classic stories brought to life with music and dazzling sound effects. 
 
© 1980, 1981, 1988, 1997 Allan Ahlberg (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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, Funnybones, Burglar  Bill and The Jolly Postman.

The next audio collection from Allan Ahlberg stars more of his best loved characters, including Master Salt the Sailor's Son, Ms Cliff the Climber and Mrs Plug the Plumber. 
 
Features 9 classic stories brought to life with music and dazzling sound effects.

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Burglar Bill gets more than he bargained for, while robbers plan a Christmas Eve crime that Officer Pugh must do his best to thwart, in this brand new audio collection. 
 
Featuring two of Allan and Janet Ahlberg's best loved stories, complete with full and hilarious sound design and original music.

Burglar Bill & Cops and Robbers

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