The Bucket
Memories of an Inattentive Childhood
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
22 October 2014
Summary
One of Britain’s best-loved children’s authors tells the enthralling story of his adoption and childhood in the Black Country
Allan Ahlberg sets out to recover the early years of an enchanted childhood lived out in the Black Country in the 1940s. He writes of his first days at school (‘Allan is most inattentive and dreamy at times’ - school report, 1946), and the memorable circumstances of his own four parents- ‘Two mothers, two fathers and me like a parcel or a baton (or a hot potato…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241965665 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241965667 |
| Author: | Allan Ahlberg |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 22 October 2014 |
| Weight: | 207g |
| Dimensions: | 182mm x 129mm x 11mm |
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Critics Review
“Allan Ahlberg has a string of children’s classics to his name.”
A beguiling little gem – Valerie Grove * The Times *
A beautiful book. What is evoked is a wartime world in the Black Country … all perfectly seen as if from a child’s perspective – Roger Lewis * Daily Mail *
A magical memoir that pulls the reader back to their own youthful experiences, beautifully adorned with illustrations – Jenny Barlow * Daily Express *
About The Author
Allan Ahlberg
Born in Croydon but brought up by his adopted parents in the Black Country town of Oldbury, Allan Ahlberg held jobs as a gravedigger, postman and plumber’s mate before becoming a teacher. He taught for ten years before collaborating with his wife Janet on a series of much-loved, now classic children’s picture books.
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