Celebrated British children's author Allan Ahlberg has died aged 87, his publisher Penguin Random House has confirmed.
Ahlberg wrote 150 books, including beloved titles like “The Jolly Postman or Other People’s Letters”, “Funny Bones”, “Burglar Bill”, “Peepo!” and “Each Peach Pear Plum”. He worked with his first wife, Janet, an award-winning illustrator, for these classics – which sold millions of copies around the world.
