Janet Ahlberg





Janet Ahlberg

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born
in The United Kingdom
January 01, 1944

died
January 01, 1994

gender
female

genre


About this author

In the early 1960s, Allan studied teacher training in Sunderland, where he also met Janet, his future wife. He had tackled a wide variety of jobs, ranging from postman to plumber's mate before working as a primary teacher for ten years. Janet, however, discovering that she 'couldn't do the policing job', went on to study graphic design, which led her to her vocation as an illustrator.

Several years later, bored with her then current job, and desperate for a creative opening, Janet asked Allan to write a children's book for her to illustrate. Allan, having always wanted to write but being unable to find his niche, suddenly felt 'as though [he] was a clockwork toy and she had turned the key'. So began the career which would later lead them to...more


Average rating: 4.29 · 12,691 ratings · 644 reviews · 40 distinct works · Similar authors
Each Peach Pear Plum
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4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 5,476 ratings — published 1978 — 21 editions
The Jolly Postman, or Other...
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4.49 of 5 stars 4.49 avg rating — 4,060 ratings — published 1986 — 11 editions
The Jolly Christmas Postman
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4.41 of 5 stars 4.41 avg rating — 816 ratings7 editions
Peek-a-Boo
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4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 916 ratings14 editions
Burglar Bill
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 713 ratings — published 1977 — 4 editions
The Jolly Pocket Postman
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4.52 of 5 stars 4.52 avg rating — 217 ratings — published 1995 — 7 editions
The Baby's Catalogue
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3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 1983 — 8 editions
Cops And Robbers
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4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1978 — 7 editions
The Bear Nobody Wanted
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4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions
The Ha Ha Bonk Book
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4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions
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