Please Mrs Butler

Author: Allan Ahlberg
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141928034
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 92

Book Description
The bestselling and much-loved children's poetry classic, Please Mrs Butler by Allan Ahlberg is celebrating its 30th anniversary! With a fresh new look for a brand new generation of school children to take to its heart, every teacher, parent and child should have a copy. Nobody leave the room. Everyone listen to me. We had ten pairs of scissors At half-past two, And now there's only three. This witty collection of school poems by Allan Ahlberg, re-jacketed for its 30th anniversary and for a whole new generation of school children to fall in love with, is full of typical classroom events that will be recognized and enjoyed by everyone. From never-ending projects, reading tests, quarrelling, making-up, excuses and 'Please, Sir, it isn't fair.' Fritz Wegner's line drawings beautifully complement the hilarious and poignant verses. Please Mrs Butler was voted the most important twentieth-century children's poetry book in a Books for Keeps poll. Praise for Please Mrs Butler: 'Hilarious and poignant school verses about primary school life. A real winner' - Guardian 'Clever, funny and nostalgic, the collection is a delight' - Sunday Times PLEASE MRS BUTLER - The most important 20th-century children's poetry book' - Books for Keeps poll Praise for Allan Ahlberg: 'By far our best writer for the young,' - Telegraph

Heard it in the Playground

Author: Allan Ahlberg
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141942479
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120

Book Description
'The teacher tapped his forehead. At last! the children cried! The answer, Sir's, in your head... What a perfect place to hide' Jump into Allan Ahlberg's playful world of poetry, perfect for primary school children. Shed a tear for The Boy Without A Name, discover the secrets to teachers (they NEVER leave the school!?) and try to solve the riddles of The Answer. Packed with rhythmic poetry and playful songs, this timeless collection has delighted children for generations. 'Every desk should hide a copy; every staff room own one' - The Observer Discover more school stories from Alan Ahlberg: Starting School Please Mrs Butler

I'm Just No Good at Rhyming

Author: Chris Harris
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316266590
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
The instant New York Times bestseller featured on NPR's Weekend Edition with Scott Simon! B. J. Novak (bestselling author of The Book With No Pictures) described this groundbreaking poetry collection as "Smart and sweet, wild and wicked, brilliantly funny--it's everything a book for kids should be." Lauded by critics as a worthy heir to such greats as Silverstein, Seuss, Nash and Lear, Harris's hilarious debut molds wit and wordplay, nonsense and oxymoron, and visual and verbal sleight-of-hand in masterful ways that make you look at the world in a whole new wonderfully upside-down way. With enthusiastic endorsements from bestselling luminaries such as Lemony Snicket, Judith Viorst, Andrea Beaty, and many others, this entirely unique collection offers a surprise around every corner. Adding to the fun: Lane Smith, bestselling creator of beloved hits like It's a Book and The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, has spectacularly illustrated this extraordinary collection with nearly one hundred pieces of appropriately absurd art. It's a mischievous match made in heaven! "Ridiculous, nonsensical, peculiar, outrageous, possibly deranged--and utterly, totally, absolutely delicious. Read it! Immediately!" --Judith Viorst, bestselling author of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Burglar Bill

Author: Allan Ahlberg
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0718194195
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Who's that creeping down the street? Who's that climbing up the wall? Who's that coming through the window? Who's that? ... It's Burglar Bill! Burglar Bill lives all by himself in a tall house full of stolen property. Every night (after eating his stolen fish and chips) he goes out to work... stealing things. From hats to baked beans, Burglar Bill will take anything! But one day, Burglar Bill steals something very unexpected indeed. And, it shows him that stealing has a cost! Discover the timeless tale that has delighted young readers for generations. The perfect bedtime story, Burglar Bill is packed with bright illustrations and easy-to-read text. Discover more Ahlberg classic children's books: The Jolly Postman Cops and Robbers Funnybones Each Peach Pear Plum Peepo!

Collected Poems

Author: Allan Ahlberg
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141918721
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220

Book Description
Allan Ahlberg's five poetry books, written over a period of twenty-five years – Please Mrs Butler, Heard it in the Playground, Friendly Matches, The Mighty Slide and The Mysteries of Zigomar – have delighted generations of children and received many accolades and prizes. Allan has sifted through them and chosen a collection to delight and entrance a new generation of readers and their parents. Here are all the trials and tribulations of childhood, embracing school, quarrels, friendships, football and storytelling from a much-loved author and poet. Charlotte Voake's black-and-white illustrations enchance the charm of this handsome and definitive collection.

Woof!

Author: Allan Ahlberg
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141937637
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
He felt a curious tingling in his hands and feet. He felt his nose becoming cold and wet, his ears becoming flappy. The thought in his mind was: 'I'm turning into a dog!' Eric is a perfectly ordinary boy. Perfectly ordinary that is, until the night when, in fifteen seconds flat, he turns into a dog! Eric and his best friend are determined to sniff out the truth - what makes an ordinary boy go 'woof'?

No Breathing in Class

Author: Michael Rosen
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN: 9780141300221
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Collection of poems about school. Suggested level: primary.

Butler's Woman

Author: Sam Crescent
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780369503282
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156

Book Description
Butler's life is all about Chaos Bleeds MC. That's all he's ever known, and to make sure he could protect the club, he got clean when they needed him to. His past shouldn't be haunting him, not now, but his new enemy is, in fact, his old one. The temptation is there, and all he needs to do is take it. Mandy hasn't had a good life. When she was growing up, her mother would put her in and out of the foster care system. Mandy's bad decisions all came to a head at once, and she had to change her ways or die. Now she cleans for a living, and working at the Chaos Bleeds clubhouse is a lifeline, especially if she can see a certain biker. His past doesn't scare her. She won't run or hide. Devil doesn't have time for temptation or members who fall off the path. He gives Butler two choices: the drugs or the club. Can Butler deal without the club and stay on the straight and narrow? Will the drugs finally take him? Or will Mandy be his salvation?#MCROMANCE #BBW

There's an Awful Lot of Weirdos in Our Neighbourhood

Author: Colin McNaughton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780744590883
Category : Children's poetry, English
Languages : en
Pages : 125

Book Description
In this zany book there are over 60 verses and some of the weirdest characters you're ever likely to meet. There's the Jolly Giant, the Elibird, the Human Siren, Borer the Explorer, Nosey Porker, Mugsy O'Shea and many, many more

The Nation's Favourite Poems

Author: Griff Rhys Jones
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0563387823
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
Contains the top 100 poems from a poll conducted by The Bookworm in 1995.