The Mighty Slide

Oct 4, 2024 7:24 AM

Author:Allan Ahlberg

The Mighty Slide

‘This is the story

Of Alison Hubble,

Who went to bed single,

And woke up double.’

Here, in verse, are the hilariously original stories of a mighty slide, a man who fought crocodiles, a girl who doubled, a couple of baby skinners and a thing that lived under a school. A wonderful collection from Allan Ahlberg, author of ‘Please Mrs Butler, Woof!’ and ‘Happy Families’, illustrated throughout with delightful drawings by Charlotte Voake.

Reviews

In many ways Peter Duck is the best of the series.

—— Guardian

So well written that you don't realize that it is written at all. The adventures just seem to occur to oneself.

—— Hugh Walpole, Observer

This is the real stuff of imagination which might so easily happen. . . all the details are true to life, the ship is a real ship, with all its sails and rigging made familiar, and the voyage which those happy children make to southern seas and coral islands is the beautiful possibility of daring and freedom become living and credible.

—— Listener

He's funny, clever, nimble and moving. Above all, his poetic generosity refuses to consider serious subjects as out of bounds just because he's writing for a young audience.

—— Evening Standard

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