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Funnybones
Funnybones: The Collection
Penguin presents Funny Bones: The Collection by Allan Ahlberg, read by Stephen Mangan.
An audio collection of the perennially popular Funny Bones books by Allan Ahlberg
Featuring: Funnybones, The Pet Shop, The Black Cat, Bumps in the Night, Give the Dog a Bone, Dinosaur Dreams, Skeleton Crew and Mystery Tour.
An audio collection of the perennially popular Funny Bones books by Allan Ahlberg
Featuring: Funnybones, The Pet Shop, The Black Cat, Bumps in the Night, Give the Dog a Bone, Dinosaur Dreams, Skeleton Crew and Mystery Tour.
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About the author
Allan Ahlberg
315 books175 followersAllan Ahlberg was 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.
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.
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May 23, 2021
Reflections and lessons learned:
In a dark dark cellar...
Dinosaur dreams is probably my favourite! Brilliantly familiar stories from the family of skellingtons (always the correct spelling and pronunciation) that I was always slightly scared of as a child (mainly based on the cover art) but can enjoy more as an adult
In a dark dark cellar...
Dinosaur dreams is probably my favourite! Brilliantly familiar stories from the family of skellingtons (always the correct spelling and pronunciation) that I was always slightly scared of as a child (mainly based on the cover art) but can enjoy more as an adult
October 9, 2024
It's a very funny story. It has repetition and amazing pictures. They even sing a song, how about that. I recommend this to parents and younger readers.
December 6, 2020
Holly Age 7.
I like it because it is really funny as they say "call for doctor bones" all the time.
Mum remembers reading this as a kid too.
It rhymes!
I like it because it is really funny as they say "call for doctor bones" all the time.
Mum remembers reading this as a kid too.
It rhymes!
November 1, 2024
very enjoyable
November 29, 2025
testing audiobooks for quiet time / cheating on my goodreads goals kinda
this one is sweet and well done. silly and "spooky" but i think fine for three year olds. maybe somehow they'll demonstrate that they paid attention to this one?
editing to say my 3s are obsessed with this audiobook and often request the "skeleton story"
this one is sweet and well done. silly and "spooky" but i think fine for three year olds. maybe somehow they'll demonstrate that they paid attention to this one?
editing to say my 3s are obsessed with this audiobook and often request the "skeleton story"
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