Each Peach Pear Plum by Allan and Janet Ahlberg

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Each Peach Pear Plum - the classic picture book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Each Peach Pear Plum is a timeless picture book classic from the bestselling illustrator/author team Janet and Allan Ahlberg, creators of Peepo!. Each beautifully illustrated page encourages young children to interact with the picture to find the next fairy tale and nursery rhyme character. This board book edition is perfect for little hands.

In this book

With your little eye,

Take a look,

And play 'I spy'

Praise for Each Peach Pear Plum:

'Deceptively simple. Each Peach Pear Plum is a work of genius' Elaine Moss

'This familiar rhyme has been given the brilliant Ahlbreg treatment to which no young child can fail to respond. It's a book which will be read over and over again . . . just perfect!' Child Education

'A charming, pictorial fantasia...a warm, sunny, delectable picture book' Brian Alderson, The Times

Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books and with his late wife Janet, created many award-winning children's picture books. The Baby's Catalogue was inspired by their daughter, Jessica. The Ahlbergs' books are nursery bookshelf standards and have been the recipient of worldwide acclaim and awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal. 

Allan Ahlberg, a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate, and gravedigger, 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. Ahlberg lives in Bath, England.

Janet Ahlberg and her husband Allan created many acclaimed picture books from 1975 to 1994. She studied graphic design before becoming an illustrator. Each Peach Pear Plum and The Jolly Christmas Postman won Kate Greenaway Medals and Peepo! won Parents Magazine's Best Books For Babies Award. Janet Ahlberg passed away in 1994.

 

Target Age: 0-3

Viking Books for Young Readers

Pub Date: September 01, 1999

0.6" H x 5.9" L x 7.7" W

32 pages

board book