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Happy Families
Miss Brick the Builder's Baby
Baby Brick destroys Mr. and Mrs. Brick's spotless reputation as competent builders
24 pages, Hardcover
First published March 26, 1981
About the author
Allan Ahlberg
316 books175 followersAllan Ahlberg was one of the UK's most acclaimed and successful authors of children's books - including the best-selling Jolly Postman series. Born in Croydon in 1938, he was educated at Sunderland Technical College. Although he dreamed of becoming a writer since the age of twelve, his route to that goal was somewhat circuitous. Other jobs along the way included postman (not an especially jolly one, he recalls), gravedigger, plumber, and teacher.
Ahlberg wrote his first book when he was thirty-seven, after a decade of teaching - a profession that he maintains is "much harder" than being a writer. He says that if he hadn't become a writer, he would have loved to be a soccer player. He was married for many years to fellow children's author Janet Ahlberg, with whom he often worked. Their daughter, Jessica Ahlberg, is also a children's author.
Ahlberg wrote his first book when he was thirty-seven, after a decade of teaching - a profession that he maintains is "much harder" than being a writer. He says that if he hadn't become a writer, he would have loved to be a soccer player. He was married for many years to fellow children's author Janet Ahlberg, with whom he often worked. Their daughter, Jessica Ahlberg, is also a children's author.
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November 28, 2022
Mr and Mrs Brick are builders like their relatives so they think that Miss Brick, their baby will be a builder too. Things are not quite as they want it to be.
An amusing story with familiar characters, description and colourful pictures.
An amusing story with familiar characters, description and colourful pictures.
July 12, 2021
Summary:
The whole family was a brick family. Then they got a baby, then the baby was not a builder. The baby always used to knock down things, so they thought he wanted a pet dog house, so they made it. Then the baby knocked that down. Then they built a rabbits house, then the baby knocked down that even. Then they built a house for chicks, then the baby again knocked down that even. Then they went to another brickers house. There the baby went and the grandmother brick put her in the stroller. Then miss brick and mr brick went and build the house. Then the baby knocked down the house. The chimney was in the middle and the baby put the chimney on the side. Then the baby brick put two windows and the chimney on the grass. Then this is the funniest, the baby squashed the house and put the roof down and put the house on top of it. And then there was a stick, and that he put as a roof and then the windows was as a layer. And then the door was connected on the roof!!
Then they got a new baby, and the both babies of them built three houses with the block, and they both broke it! And then they said “oh no! This has become a bigger problem!”
The book was very funny. The baby was doing funny things. If I had a baby like that I will build a metal building with brick and cement and I won’t let him near!
The whole family was a brick family. Then they got a baby, then the baby was not a builder. The baby always used to knock down things, so they thought he wanted a pet dog house, so they made it. Then the baby knocked that down. Then they built a rabbits house, then the baby knocked down that even. Then they built a house for chicks, then the baby again knocked down that even. Then they went to another brickers house. There the baby went and the grandmother brick put her in the stroller. Then miss brick and mr brick went and build the house. Then the baby knocked down the house. The chimney was in the middle and the baby put the chimney on the side. Then the baby brick put two windows and the chimney on the grass. Then this is the funniest, the baby squashed the house and put the roof down and put the house on top of it. And then there was a stick, and that he put as a roof and then the windows was as a layer. And then the door was connected on the roof!!
Then they got a new baby, and the both babies of them built three houses with the block, and they both broke it! And then they said “oh no! This has become a bigger problem!”
The book was very funny. The baby was doing funny things. If I had a baby like that I will build a metal building with brick and cement and I won’t let him near!
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October 14, 2019
For anyone with a two-year old whose idea of a good time is building a tower of blocks and then sending it flying, this book is for you.
November 28, 2023
Demolitions
Being a Brick means you build the houses. Even now I’m not quite sure why the don’t just accept the child as a demolitions expert. It is part of the building trade. Still I love the artwork with the hidden extra jokes built in. Not as fun as Mrs Wobble but good in its own way.
Being a Brick means you build the houses. Even now I’m not quite sure why the don’t just accept the child as a demolitions expert. It is part of the building trade. Still I love the artwork with the hidden extra jokes built in. Not as fun as Mrs Wobble but good in its own way.
June 3, 2015
The Happy Families series are simply written yet interesting for early readers. As well as introducing a variety of occupations, there are diverse characters.
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