Overview: Allan Ahlberg, a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate and grave digger, is in the super-league of children's writers. He has published over 100 children's books and, with his late wife Janet, created such award-winning picture books as EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY CHRISTMAS POSTMA
Please Mrs Butler
โ Scribed by Ahlberg, Allan
- Book ID
- 107718456
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- en-GB
- Weight
- 3 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780141928036
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
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.
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