Then I would read, but stop before saying the last words on each page, allowing my child to jump in with the next name. Underneath the drawing, readers are welcomed to “the text, and informed that “in this book”, they’ll be asked to “play ‘I spy’”. The one slight downside of the board book is it’s quality; the front page isn’t cushioned, like some other board books, and when my daughter has chewed the book in inevitable teething phases, the paper has become slightly damaged - in fact she did end up with some paper in her mouth. Allan’s repetitive text wastes no words; this is espionage literature with the gripping narrative of Forsyth and Ludlum, written with sinister style of Le Carré and Greene.

Each Peach Pear Plum is a work of genius' Elaine Moss'This familiar rhyme has been given the brilliant Ahlbreg treatment to which no young child can fail to respond. Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books and with his late wife Janet, created such award-winning children's picture books, including Peepo!Full of colourful illustrations, this interactive board book is the ideal gift for babies and toddlers that the whole family can enjoy reading together. On each page there is a small rhyme about spying a character, who you then need to find in the illustration on the opposite page. And furthermore, with slightly older children, parents, caregivers, librarians could and should also consider using the illustrations of Each Peach Pear Plum for independent oral storytelling activities and practice, for encouraging youngsters to create, to make up their own descriptively fun tales and anecdotes about Tom Thumb, Cinderella and the other nursery rhyme and folklore characters mentioned and depicted (illustrated). Many of his books were collaborations with his wife, Janet, an illustrator, and they quickly became one of Britain’s leading author/illustrator teams. Mother Hubbard spies Cinderella, Cinderella spies The Three Little Bears, The Three Little Bears spy Baby Bunting, and so on and so forth.

In this bookWith your little eye,Take a look,And play 'I spy'Praise for Each Peach Pear Plum:'Deceptively simple. You have to look carefully when looking for the characters, althought I have read the book endless times I always find it difficult to find The Three Bears! a warm, sunny, delectable picture book' Brian Alderson, The TimesAllan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books and with his late wife Janet, created many award-winning children's picture books.Next the Wicked Witch is flying over the wood on her broomstick and she spies Robin Hood which is quite easy for her to do for he has fired an arrow at her! We purchased the board book version of Each Peach Pear Plum for my daughter when she was a few months old. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The combination of simple and easy rhymes alongside the I-spy element helped leave a lasting impression on me.

Children love looking at the really nice pictures and trying to find the 'hidden' character on each page, which makes them feel clever. Some of the best picture books have a similar structure, with repetition, rhyme, and rhythm as cues. Only when I belatedly noticed the bow of an apron on a rather large derrière in the corner did I realise that she was leaning out of the picture!The whole book is a daisy chain of names familiar from fairy tales and nursery rhymes, creating a story that includes Robin Hood, Baby Bunting, the Three Bears, a Wicked Witch, and Cinderella. The text, with its strong rhyme and rhythm, is perfect to read aloud to very young children, while the game of 'I Spy' keeps children enthralled. Janet Ahlberg (Author, Illustrator) Janet Ahlberg, along with Allan Ahlberg, created some of the world's most popular picture books, including EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY CHRISTMAS POSTMAN, both winners of Greenaway Medals, and THE BABY'S CATALOGUE, inspired by their daughter Jessica.