Allan Ahlberg is 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 For information please see really enjoyed this one King Kangaroo
| King Kangaroo By Allan Ahlberg |
| 0528871072 |
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