Funnybones

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. Janet died in 1994.

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.

Stephen Mangan is an English actor. His television appearances include Green Wing, I’m Alan Partridge, and Episodes. He was nominated for a Tony for his starring role in The Norman Conquests on Broadway and starred as Bertie Wooster in the Olivier Award–winning play Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense at the Duke of York’s Theatre.