“ Send postcards to people when they are alive, not flowers when they are dead.”Īnd a love of reading nurtures our acorns into saplings and on to mighty oaks. A simple gesture that filled me with joy, and flooded a difficult week with happy memories.Īn aunty figure in my youth, had two favourite axioms: Last week, a friend I gave it to more than ten years ago, and who now lives in Australia, sent me a picture of her younger child with the book, saying her kids still love it. I hope that one day, they and their children will pass it on. They usually say how much they and their child enjoy it. This remains one of a few special books we both know off by heart, more than twenty years later.Īnother daisy chain: it’s a book I’ve given to many friends. The whole book is a daisy chain of names familiar from fairy tales and nursery rhymes, creating a story that includes Robin Hood, Baby Bunting, the Three Bears, a Wicked Witch, and Cinderella. My child learned to read the book: pretend reading (memory), then properly. " Tom Thumb in the cupboard, I spy Mother Hubbard Then I would read, but stop before saying the last words on each page, allowing my child to jump in with the next name. This is such a book.įirst, I read this to my child, pausing before pointing out the next character, who would be hiding in the picture somewhere. Some of the best picture books have a similar structure, with repetition, rhyme, and rhythm as cues. The Ahlbergs' books are nursery bookshelf standards and have been the recipient of worldwide acclaim and awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal.Love of language and literature works best as a daisy chain, down the generations. The Baby's Catalogue was inspired by their daughter, Jessica. 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. It's a book which will be read over and over again. 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. In this book With your little eye, Take a look, And play 'I spy' Praise for Each Peach Pear Plum: 'Deceptively simple.
This board book edition is perfect for little hands. Each beautifully illustrated page encourages young children to interact with the picture to find the next fairy tale and nursery rhyme character.
Each Peach Pear Plum is a timeless picture book classic from the bestselling illustrator/author team Janet and Allan Ahlberg, creators of Peepo!. Each Peach Pear Plum - the classic picture book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg.
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