A lot of people have been paying tribute to Allan Ahlberg, and quite rightly too! At least one person on the internet mentioned this particular favourite that can be found on my bookshelves...
As you can see, it belongs to Ben. This book has been in my possession at least since the time when our misguided parents bought me and my brother each a pack of stickers with our names on, resulting in everything in a five-mile radius becoming the property of either Ben or Joe - I've quite possibly had this book since it was published (third printing) in 1981.
I don't know why I've kept it among my books ever since then, but I'm glad I did. It is very funny, after all, and do I need any more reason than that?
