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Burglar Bill (Picture Puffin) Kindle Edition

by Allan Ahlberg (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,341 ratings
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Everything in Burglar Bill's life is stolen, from the toast, marmalade and coffee he has for breakfast to the bed he sleeps in. One night when he is out burgling, he comes across a box with holes in the lid on a doorstep. He picks it up of course and when he gets home he discovers, to his horror, that he has stolen a baby. He and the baby muddle along together until one night he is disturbed by a burglar - Burglar Betty. She is the mother of Burglar Bill's baby. Bill and Betty decide to reform and live honest lives; they return all the stolen goods, get married and live happily ever after!
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  1. Reading age
    Baby - 5 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Puffin
  5. Publication date
    May 2, 2013
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    978-0140503012
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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. His latest book - Kicking a Ball, illustrated by Sebastien Braun was published in May. He has also written prize-winning poetry and longer fiction. He lives in Bath, and, to avoid distractions, writes from a shed in his garden!

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00CBN6B66
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Puffin; New Ed edition (May 2, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 2, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 10780 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
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    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,341 ratings

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  1. Janet Ahlberg

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    Janet Ahlberg (21 October 1944 – 13 November 1994), née Janet Hall, and Allan Ahlberg (born 5 June 1938) were a British married couple who created many children's books, including picture books that regularly appear at the top of "most popular" lists for public libraries. They worked together for 20 years until Janet died of cancer in 1994. Allan wrote the books and Janet illustrated them. Allan Ahlberg has also written dozens of books with other illustrators.

    Janet Ahlberg won two Kate Greenaway Medals for illustrating their books and the 1978 winner Each Peach Pear Plum was named one of the top ten winning works for the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955–2005). In the U.S. it was published by Viking Press in 1979 as Each Peach Pear Plum: an "I Spy" story; the national library catalogue summary explains, "Rhymed text and illustrations invite the reader to play 'I spy' with a variety of Mother Goose and other folklore characters."

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    Allan Ahlberg

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    Janet Ahlberg (21 October 1944 – 13 November 1994), née Janet Hall, and Allan Ahlberg (born 5 June 1938) were a British married couple who created many children's books, including picture books that regularly appear at the top of "most popular" lists for public libraries. They worked together for 20 years until Janet died of cancer in 1994. Allan wrote the books and Janet illustrated them. Allan Ahlberg has also written dozens of books with other illustrators.

    Janet Ahlberg won two Kate Greenaway Medals for illustrating their books and the 1978 winner Each Peach Pear Plum was named one of the top ten winning works for the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955–2005). In the U.S. it was published by Viking Press in 1979 as Each Peach Pear Plum: an "I Spy" story; the national library catalogue summary explains, "Rhymed text and illustrations invite the reader to play 'I spy' with a variety of Mother Goose and other folklore characters."

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Kristina E
5.0 out of 5 stars Cute book
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2023
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Cute book, definitely written by a European author which I hadn’t realized so I did have to explain a few of the terms used, but he loved the book overall.
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Rebecca LM
5.0 out of 5 stars Happy To Find This Book
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2022
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I loved this book when I grew up in England. My version was water damaged from when I was a child so I was excited to find it here on Amazon in the US. My daughter loves reading it too.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, but for older kids
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2020
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The book is funny, wonderfully illustrated and has a lovely message. However, the Amazon s age appropriate recommendation is misleading, as the book is for older kids then 2-4. There is much text and it's fairly long. I would say it should be more like preschool till 2ns grade. Still I don't regret buying it and my four year old and i have been thoroughly enjoying it!
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JBJB
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE this book!
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2013
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I LOVED this book as a kid - it was hilarious! I've had a very difficult time finding it and was excited to finally get it here. I enjoyed reading it again with my own children and they find it pretty funny (the baby in particular) and entertaining. As a teacher and parent, I love finding books that are original, clever, and actually introduce kids to interesting characters (even if they are crooks, lol) and rich vocabulary. Still love this book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book!
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2021
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Interesting story.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Burglar Bill is a childhood classic
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2012
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Burglar Bill was my favorite book when I was a child. While it is about a Burglar it does have good moral to the story, and he does repent of his burgling ways. I was delighted to read this book again, and while it is a bit lengthy of a story for an infant, I did read it to my son.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Charming children's book!
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2019
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Delightful story, lovely illustrations, an excellent book for any adult or child!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Burglar Bill rocks
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2017
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Brand new, immaculate copy of a favorite from when my kids were little. I plan to give to my first grandchild!
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Captain Chaos
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic story!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2024
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Have just read this to my granddaughter. To get the best out of it, one needs to provide unique voices to the characters. Lovely pictures. A delight to share with a youngster.
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Kabilan
3.0 out of 5 stars Expensive
Reviewed in India on March 11, 2022
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Received book in good condition. But the product is actually priced as Rs 399 but I got it for Rs 620
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5.0 out of 5 stars Super livre, gentillet et drôle
Reviewed in France on January 30, 2022
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Ma fille de 5 ans et moi-même avons adoré ce livre qui comporte pas mal d'illustrations. L'histoire est gentillet, mignonne, attendrissante même et drôle. Ma fille a particulièrement rit quand elle est arrivée à la séquence du bébé.

Auteur très connu et ancien maintenant et j'avais un peur qu'il soit désuet ou plus dans l'air du temps mais pas du tout. Ce livre reste actuel. Un classique à adopter qui perdure dans le temps.
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noha
3.0 out of 5 stars amazing book but ...
Reviewed in Italy on September 18, 2020
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very samll letters on the screen very hard for the kid to read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Bien, algo anticuado
Reviewed in Spain on January 16, 2017
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La historia es original pero claro, los tiempos cambian y las historias a veces se quedan anticuadas, especialmente cuando el tema habla sobre las relaciones hombres / mujeres.
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