Bye Bye Baby by Allan Ahlberg - ISBN: 9780241389478
Paperback
Lonely baby seeks family, finds love in unexpected places.

Bye Bye Baby

A Sad Story with a Happy Ending

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  • Paperback

    32 pages

  • Release Date

    21 May 2019

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Summary

A story about finding your own family, from picture-book royalty Janet and Allan Ahlberg.

The story of a baby who is sad and sets off one day in search of a mummy. He meets a cat, a teddy, a clockwork hen and an uncle who all refuse to be his mummy but offer to help him in his search. They find a lady who has no baby and she agrees to be the baby’s mummy. They all have tea together and uncle reads a story about a baby who had no daddy and this leads to another search until finally a d…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241389478
ISBN-10:024138947X
Author:Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg
Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK
Imprint:Puffin
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:32
Release Date:21 May 2019
Weight:126g
Dimensions:3mm x 212mm x 229mm
Audience Age:3-5
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Bye Bye Baby by Allan Ahlberg - ISBN: 9780241389478
212 × 229 mm
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A4
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Critics Review

Bye Bye Baby is wonderful - I haven’t enjoyed a picture book so much for years. * The Independent *
Janet and Allan Ahlberg are to children’s books what Ginger and Fred were to dancing: Bye Bye, Baby is surely destined […] to become a classic. * The Guardian *

About The Author

Allan Ahlberg

Allan Ahlberg (Author)

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 POSTMAN - both winners of the Kate Greenaway Medal. He has also written prize-winning poetry and fiction and lives in Sussex.

Janet Ahlberg (Illustrator)

Janet Ahlberg, along with Allan Ahlberg, created some of the world’s most popular picture books, including EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY CHRISTMAS POSTMAN, both winners of Greenaway Medals, and THE BABY’S CATALOGUE, inspired by their daughter Jessica. Janet died in 1994.

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