I am really enjoying writing about her and watching her learn through the tricky situations and getting stuff wrong, and keeping on! Janet sadly died in 1994, but Allan has gone on to work with other illustrators and is still producing lots of new books. The super-stylish, super-cool, super-fun Grandma Z takes her grandson Albert on a birthday trip to remember. Hilariously narrated by reluctant superhero Pizazz, and brimming with Sophy's distinctive illustrations and comic-book strips.

These 4 or 5-star reviews represent the opinions of the individuals who posted them and do not reflect the views of Etsy. Many of his books were collaborations with his wife, Janet, an illustrator, and they quickly became one of Britain’s leading author/illustrator teams. Then FINALLY (when I was a mummy) I admitted I would like to be an author/illustrator and went back to school and wrote and illustrated my first book while I was there. Alison: I first saw El’s artwork while studying in Ghana in 1995, and I’ve sought opportunities to see it ever since.They’re probably also 100 percent on top of this year’s most-talked-about literary picks, too, from sci-fi novels to gift books.

The image of her wheeling away a pram stuffed full of children's Christmas presents, ON CHRISTMAS EVE, without a backward glance is thrilling and infuriating all at the same time. It is a short rhyming tale which involves a scheming bunch of 'robbers' who are planning to make a haul on Christmas Eve. We all fell in love with Noi in The Storm Whale and The Storm Whale in Winter and now we can fall in love with Noi's Grandma Bird. Then when I got older and bit more confident I think I was still mainly good, but I would enjoy a giggle (the one where you are in a situation where your absolutely must NOT giggle - THE BEST!

The outstanding British contribution to this warped tradition is Janet and Allan Ahlberg’s Cops and Robbers. The material evokes his environment, and linked together, the bottle tops tell stories about history and culture.