2016
Allan Ahlberg – ‘John Wayne and Sibelius or The Train has Rain in it’
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Allan is author of more than a hundred books for children, translated into many languages, and winner of many awards, including two Greenaway prizes for Each Peach Pear Plum and The Jolly Postman (with his late wife, Janet Ahlberg). Allan’s range is extraordinary and encompasses some of the best books ever produced for babies, and for older children. These include wonderful versions of fairy tales, brilliantly funny stories and fine collections of poetry. Always warm, inventive, creative, his output connects powerfully with young readers.
No video or audio recording was made of the 2016 lecture. However, this document reproduces Allan’s manuscript in full, along with notes and annotations. It also includes images of many of the books, cuttings and other ephemera that were used to illuminate his talk.
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It is hard to think of any other living author whose work has made such a contribution to the cultural life of young children. He is the one who finds the stories behind the nursery rhymes and puts the rhymes into fairy stories. The cataloger of babyhood and the bard of the classroom, Allan Ahlberg has been a gentle presence in young lives for over five decades.
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