Burglar Bill
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1977

Burglar Bill

Written by Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg

Who's sneaking through the night? It's Burglar Bill on a curious adventure.

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32 pages· AD550L
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Meet Burglar Bill, a sneaky character who prowls the night, climbing walls and slipping through windows. But what happens when this burglar encounters an unexpected surprise? Join Bill on a whimsical journey filled with humor and unexpected twists. Will he continue his life of crime, or will a chance encounter change his ways? Discover the delightful tale of mischief and transformation in this charming picture book, perfect for bedtime reading and young readers eager for adventure.

From the publisher

Janet and Allan Ahlberg’s hilarious picture book, Burglar Bill. Burglar Bill is an entertaining picture book by the iconic British husband and wife picture book team Janet and Allan Ahlberg, creators of Peepo! Perfect as a bedtime story and for children learning to read! Who’s that creeping down the street? Who’s that climbing up the wall? Who’s that coming through the window? Who’s that? … It’s Burglar Bill. Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children’s books and with his late wife Janet, created many award-winning children’s picture books, including Cops and Robbers, It was a Dark and Stormy Night, Each Peach Pear Plum and the Kate Greenaway Medal winning The Jolly Postman. Look out for these other classics by Allan Ahlberg: Kicking a Ball; The Baby’s Catalogue; Cops and Robbers; Each Peach Pear Plum; The One and Only Two Heads; Son of a Gun; The Little Worm Book; Two Wheels Two Heads; Funny Bones; A Pair of Sinners; Happy Families; Peepo!; The Ha Ha Bonk Book; Help Your Child to Read; Ten in a Bed; Please Mrs Butler; Daisy Chains; Yum Yum; Playmates; Foldaways; Woof; The Cinderella Show; The Jolly Postman; The Jolly Christmas Postman; The Jolly Pocket Postman; The Clothes Horse and Other Stories; The Mighty Slide; Starting School; Heard it in the Playground; The Bear Nobody Wanted; It was a Dark and Stormy Night; The Giant Baby; Baby Sleeps; Blue Buggy; Doll and Teddy; See the Rabbit; Please Mrs Butler; The Better Brown Stories; The Boyhood of Burglar Bill

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD550L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.6
F&P level
~N
Publication
Published
August 1, 1992
First published
February 21, 1977
Publisher
Puffin Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780140503012

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