Allan Ahlberg: national treasure (The Man Who Wore All His Clothes - Allan Ahlberg)

Member Name: helican

Product:	The Man Who Wore All His Clothes - Allan Ahlberg
Date:	21/05/09 (7 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: bright pictures & lots of fun

Disadvantages: none

Allan Ahlberg is the much loved & prolific children's author whose creations include the Jolly Postman, Peepo! & Burglar Bill.
The Man Who Wore... is divided into mini chapters. In Chapter One he puts on ALL his clothes, to his family's great approval ("Don't forget your hats, Dear," said Mrs Gaskett). But why? We have to read to the very end of the book to find out, in the course of which all the family in different ways encounter a fleeing bank robber & chaos ensues. Will anyone stop the robber?
This book will appeal to children who enjoy Ahlberg's Slow Dog stories: the bite-sized chunks of text dotted around bright, simple illustrations are very similar & make it an approachable read. The dry humour is similar too & it's a really funny book throughout. There's the car radio that gets its words wrong, the fridge that's a good speller, the teacher who has his pupils tying themselves in knots & not to mention the poor bank robber trapped on the school bus with a classful of children!

Summary: an appealing & funny book