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Each Peach Pear Plum

Each Peach Pear Plum

Author:

Allan Ahlberg

Illustrator:

Janet Ahlberg

Published by:

Puffin

First Published:

1 Jan 1978

Ideal for readers aged

0-2y

My Review

I can still recite the text of this book by heart, we must have read it so many times! This seek-and-find book introduces characters from all the best known nursery rhymes to young children, and the rhyming story encourages them to engage by finding the hidden characters on each page. The illustrations are so detailed and immersive, and no more so than on the last page, where all the characters are featured in a picnic spread around a giant plum pie, and listeners will want to find every single one! I really like that Ahlberg doesn't patronise young children with his drawings or the concept of the book, which might seem quite sophisticated at first, but is actually perfectly within their grasp. It's a book we never got bored of.

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Publisher Review

Each Peach Pear Plum introduces characters from well-known nursery stories, such as the Three Bears, Mother Hubbard and Tom Thumb, and encourages children to participate and to find the characters hidden in the pictures. The text, with its strong rhyme and rhythm, is perfect to read aloud to very young children, while the game of 'I Spy' keeps children enthralled.
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