Hooray For Bread - Softcover

Allan Ahlberg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1406352624 ISBN 13: 9781406352627

Publisher: WALKER BOOKS, 2014

Synopsis

Hooray for bread

About this title

About the Author:

Allan Ahlberg has written nearly 140 titles for children, including Everybody was a Baby Once, The Pencil, The Runaway Dinner and such classics as The Jolly Postman series and Peepo. His books have won numerous awards: the Kurt Maschler Award in 1986, the Blue Peter Award in 2001 and the Children's Book Award in 2002. Allan lives in Bath with his family. Bruce Ingman's first book, When Martha's Away, was published in 1995 and was honoured with the National Art Library Award. It also won the 1996 Mother Goose Award for the most exciting British newcomer to children's books. Since then, he has made four more picture books, including Bad News, I'm in Charge and Boing!, written by Sean Taylor. He recently illustrated Ronny Rock Starring in a Thousand Tiny Explosions by Merryn Threadgould. He lives in London, W2.

Review:

demands to be read aloud and will be an instant hit with children * Bookseller * A mouth-watering homily to a simple loaf of bread * Guardian * From the fabulous Allan Ahlberg, who can take something as simple as a loaf of bread and make it special' * Sunday Express * Hurrah indeed. A great read * Angels and Urchins * A plain tale, leavened with whimsy * Sunday Times * This book will be a blessing to anyone trying to get a small child to eat. * Times * This is a cosy and reassuring story that draws children's attention to the simple things in life through humour, excellent rhyming text and illustrations with charming, naive quality * Nursery World * Classic Ahlberg text . . . it is illustrated in such humour detail by Bruce Ingman * Books for Keeps * Perfect for read-aloud fun . . . charmingly engaging * Baby London * Full of fantastic pictures, accompanied by rhyming text that proved appealing to both 21-month-old Kitty and nearly-five-year-old Alfie. There's plenty of repetition and opportunity to shout Hooray! in this celebration of baked goods. which tells the tale of a loaf of bread from it's conception to end, crumb by crumb. Totally fab * Bambino Goodies * A charming picture book which will have children clamoring to have bread with every meal! * Carousel *

About this edition

• Publisher: WALKER BOOKS
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1406352624
• ISBN 13: 9781406352627
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Bruce Ingman