Allan Ahlberg

Allan Ahlberg

Allan Ahlberg was born in Croydon, London, England on January 1st, 1938 and passed away at the age of 87 on July 31st, 2025.

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Allan Ahlberg Stats: The most read book by Allan Ahlberg on Book Notification is The Jolly Christmas Postman, the first novel in The Jolly Postman series. The second most read book is The Improbable Cat, a Children's Book novel.

Below is a complete list of Allan Ahlberg books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Allan Ahlberg is the Allan Ahlberg Children's Books.

List of The Gaskitts Books in Publication Order

List of Happy Families Books in Publication Order

List of Poetry Collections in Publication Order

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Collected Poems (With: Charlotte Voake)
2008
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92010

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

List of Children's Books in Publication Order

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List of Funnybones Books in Publication Order

List of Puffin Poetry Books in Publication Order

List of Read and Share Books in Publication Order

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1986
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The Train Ride (By: June Crebbin)
1995
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Old MacDonald Had a Farm (By: Jane Chapman)
1998
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List of The Jolly Postman Books in Publication Order (with Janet Ahlberg)

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

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92008

List of Allan Ahlberg Anthologies in Publication Order

Allan Ahlberg

Allan Ahlberg was born on January 1st, 1938. Allan passed away July 31st, 2025 at 87 years old. Allan Ahlberg was born in Croydon, London, England. Ahlberg attended Sunderland Technical College.

Allan Ahlberg was the author of the Allan Ahlberg Children's Books series which consists of 95 novels. The Allan Ahlberg Children's Books series started in 1977 with the novel Jeremiah in the Dark Woods. The most recently released novel in the Allan Ahlberg Children's Books series was Under the Table which was released in 2024. There are no upcoming novels for the Allan Ahlberg Children's Books series.

Allan Ahlberg also wrote the Happy Families series which has 18 books including Mr Cosmo the Conjuror and Master Salt the Sailors' Son.

Allan Ahlberg: Awards & Accolades

Allan Ahlberg won the British Book Awards, The Children's Author of the Year, in 1995.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Allan Ahlberg are:

  1. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
  2. Charles Dickens, author of the book: A Christmas Carol.
  3. Carl Hiaasen, author of the Andrew Yancy Series.
  4. Dean Koontz, author of the Odd Thomas Series.
  5. Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher Series.

Allan Ahlberg: F.A.Q

When was Allan Ahlberg Born?

Allan Ahlberg was born on January 1st, 1938.

When did Allan Ahlberg die?

Allan Ahlberg died on July 31st, 2025 at 87 years old.

Where was Allan Ahlberg Born?

Allan Ahlberg was born in Croydon, London, England.

What awards has Allan Ahlberg won?

Allan Ahlberg has won the following awards: The Children's Author of the Year at the British Book Awards (1995).

What was the first book Allan Ahlberg wrote?

The first book written by Allan Ahlberg was The Old Joke Book, published in 1976.

What was the most recent book Allan Ahlberg wrote?

His most recently released work was Under the Table (a short story) on July 2nd, 2024.

What is the most popular book by Allan Ahlberg?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Allan Ahlberg book is The Jolly Christmas Postman. Here are his most popular books:
  1. The Jolly Christmas Postman (9.33)
  2. The Improbable Cat (8)
  3. Mockingbird (7)
  4. The Jolly Pocket Postman (10)
  5. Please Mrs. Butler (8)

How many books has Allan Ahlberg written?

Allan Ahlberg has written 115 books across 13 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 4 books in The Gaskitts Series
  • 18 books in the Happy Families Series
  • 2 Poetry Collections
  • 2 Short Story Collections
  • 75 Children's Books
  • 10 books in the Funnybones Series
  • 1 book in the Puffin Poetry Series
  • 1 book in the Read and Share Series
  • 2 books in The Jolly Postman Series
  • 1 Non-Fiction Books

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