Tag: Jessica-Ahlberg

Winner of the Marsh Award 2011 for Children's Literature in Translation. Translated by Martin Cleaver.

In this newly formatted edition of Letters to Anyone and Everyone, Toon Tellegen conjures up a world where the creatures of the earth can send a letter to the sun (and get an answer); where you can actually write a letter to a letter; and where just writing something down can make it true. Perfectly complemented by Jessica Ahlberg's delicate illustrations.

  • Hardback

  • Publication date: 3rd November 2022
  • Age range: 5+ years
  • Dimensions: 245mm x 175mm 160 pages
  • ISBN: 978-1-914912-20-7

RRP £16.99

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Reviews

"The thoughtful and unusual stories have a lightness of touch making these poetic parables a delight for anyone lucky enough to read them."
– The Bookseller

"Beautifully told, quirky, and delightful...they’re a joy!"
– Wendy Cooling, MBE

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Toon Tellegen's uniquely imaginative tales conjure up a wondrous world where cakes fly, trees can walk, and letters are made of cream, chestnuts, and honey. Once more, his popular characters – the squirrel, the ant, the elephant, and their friends – weave their magic spell in this new collection. Perfectly complemented by Jessica Ahlberg's delicate illustrations, these charming short stories will captivate readers of all ages.

  • Hardback

  • Publication date: 3rd October 2013
  • Age range: 5-8 years
  • Dimensions: 175mm x 124mm 160 pages
  • ISBN: 978-1907152382

RRP £12.99

Reviews

"Toon’s stories are beautifully told, quirky and delightful, with the warmth of the wonderful Pooh stories. Jessica Ahlberg’s illustrations perfectly complement the mood of the writing, they’re a joy!"
– Wendy Cooling, MBE, Founder of Bookstart

"‘The thoughtful and unusual stories have a lightness of touch making these poetic parables a delight for anyone lucky enough to read them."
– The Bookseller

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Translated by Martin Cleaver. A whale and a seagull dance silently on a moon-drenched beach. A grasshopper pays a fortune for a speck of dust. A squirrel and an ant discover a mysterious feast, with an invisible host, in the depths of a forest. Toon Tellegen's whimsical animal tales are perfectly complemented by Jessica Ahlberg's delicate illustrations in this collection of lyrical stories that will captivate readers of all ages.

  • Hardback

  • Publication date: September 2009
  • Age range: 5+ years
  • Dimensions: 175mm x 125mm 160 pages
  • ISBN: 978-1-906250-92-8

RRP £14.99

Reviews

"Toon's stories are beautifully told, quirky and delightful... they're a joy!"
– Wendy Cooling, MBE, Founder of Bookstart

"You cannot read this book and understand how anyone but Ahlberg could have illustrated it. She is the E.H. Shepard of the 21st century."
– Elizabeth Bird, School Library Journal

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Translated by Martin Cleaver. The squirrel, the ant, the elephant and friends return in a new collection of short stories from Toon Tellegen. These delightful tales conjure up a magical world where anything can happen: a snail can fly, the sky can turn green and a tree can get up and walk away. Perfectly complemented by Jessica Ahlberg's delicate illustrations, these charming stories will captivate readers of all ages.

  • Hardback

  • Publication date: April 2012
  • Age range: 5+ years
  • Dimensions: 175mm x 125mm 160 pages
  • ISBN: 978-1-907152-36-8

RRP £12.99

Buy from Amazon

Reviews

"Toon's stories are beautifully told, quirky and delightful, with the warmth of the wonderful Pooh stories. Jessica Ahlberg's illustrations perfectly complement the mood of the writing, they're a joy!"
– Wendy Cooling, MBE, Founder of Bookstart

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Jessica Ahlberg

Illustrator

Jessica Ahlberg, daughter of the acclaimed author/illustrator team, Janet and Allen Ahlberg, studied at Winchester School of Art and has gone on to illustrate several books for children. She likes, among other things, writing letters, looking at maps, reading books, doing DIY and making cakes. She lives in Brighton and loves walking by the sea and sometimes swimming in it.