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Informationen zum Autor 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. He has also written prize-winning poetry and fiction and lives in Sussex. Klappentext Allan Ahlberg has published over one hundred books, including the classic, Greenaway-winning picture books, THE JOLLY CHRISTMAS POSTMAN and EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM, illustrated by his late wife, Janet. His poetry collection, HEARD IT IN THE PLAYGROUND,won the Signal Poetry Award. Allan lives in London. Fritz Wegner has been illustrating children's books for many years, as well as painting postage stamps, designing and teaching. He lives in London. Zusammenfassung A superb collection of football poems covering many aspects of the game. Written in a variety of verse forms - sonnets, rhyming couplets and more. As good as previous collections!

Klappentext

Allan Ahlberg has published over one hundred books, including the classic, Greenaway-winning picture books, THE JOLLY CHRISTMAS POSTMAN and EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM, illustrated by his late wife, Janet. His poetry collection, HEARD IT IN THE PLAYGROUND,won the Signal Poetry Award. Allan lives in London.
Fritz Wegner has been illustrating children's books for many years, as well as painting postage stamps, designing and teaching. He lives in London.

Zusammenfassung
A superb collection of football poems covering many aspects of the game. Written in a variety of verse forms - sonnets, rhyming couplets and more. As good as previous collections!