The Ahlbergs are the best to ever do it, and Funnybones perfectly encapsulates the joy of a fright and a rowdy excursion with friends. The colours and the use of black are particularly striking, and speech bubbles encourage everyone reading along to join in. Designed with comic-style panels, the images are bold and simple yet exquisitely executed. It’s very easy to understand why this Ahlberg classic has become lodged into the brains of so many readers since it was first published in 1980. This iconic children's picture book series about skeletons includes a trip to the pet shop, dinosaur dreams and many more. Afterwards, the trio head to the zoo to look at the animal skeletons, and then it is finally time to frighten people! This is the first book in the FUNNYBONES series and introduces the skeletons - a big skeleton, a little skeleton and a dog skeleton. As the skeletons figure out how to put the dog bones together correctly, they sing the song ‘Dem Bones’ and we are treated to an iconic and hilarious anatomy lesson. The dog skeleton runs into a tree and ends up a pile of bones. by Janet & Alan Ahlberg Paperback / Softback.

A big skeleton and a little skeleton head out one night to walk the dog skeleton – and to frighten people. Funny Bones The Collection (8 Books & CD) available to buy online at. There was a dark, dark house and in the dark, dark house lived some skeletons. Allan and Janet Ahlberg produced so many fantastic picture books, and often what made them so good was the simplicity of the idea.

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