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Beside the two Greenaway Medals, Janet Ahlberg was a "Commended" runner up three times, for Burglar Bill (1977), The Baby's Catalogue (1982), and The Jolly Postman (1986). [19] [b] According to Allan, their daughter Jessica inspired the latter two, and his own "Burglar Bill" book is autobiographical, The Boyhood of Burglar Bill (Puffin, 2007). [2]
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Fountain at Valhalla Memorial Park. The cemetery was taken over by the state of California. It is unclear how long the state owned the 63-acre (250,000 m 2) cemetery, but Pierce Brothers bought it in 1950 and, within two years, closed the rotunda to vehicle traffic and moved the entry to the cemetery from Valhalla Drive in Burbank to Victory and Cahuenga boulevards in North Hollywood.
Born in 1851 to Johan Daniel Ahlberg, a doctor, and Louise Henriette Moll, a member of prominent merchant family of Dutch origins, Pauline Ahlberg was the youngest of six siblings. Ahlberg was educated at the Hammarstedtska skolan, Sweden's foremost girls-school. In her youth she was widely travelled, spending time in both Germany and France ...
The Jolly Postman has sold more than six million copies, Allan Ahlberg told The Guardian in 2006. It made innovative use of envelopes to include letters, cards, games and a tiny book. [2] Alternatively, The Jolly Postman is a series of three books including 1991 and 1995 sequels to The Jolly Postman, or Other people's letters.
The first feature Ahlberg directed was the Danish erotic classic I, a Woman (Denmark, 1965) which went on to international success, especially in the United States. He quickly became identified with erotic fare, directing two sequels to I, a Woman [ 3 ] [ 4 ] as well as a Swedish version of Fanny Hill (Sweden, 1968), starring Diana Kjær and ...
Happy Families is a series of children's books written by Allan Ahlberg; as the titles indicate, they were inspired by the traditional card game Happy Families. Ahlberg worked with a number of illustrators and the books were published by Puffin Books. The series form a transition for children between picture books and chapter books. [1]
Ahlberg or Åhlberg is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alf Ahlberg (1892–1979), Swedish writer, humanist and philosopher; Bruno Ahlberg (1911–1966), Finnish boxer; Flemming Ahlberg (born 1946), Danish footballer; Gillis Ahlberg (1892–1930), Swedish rower; Hakon Ahlberg (1891–1984), Swedish architect, editor and author