The Bucket

Memories of an Inattentive Childhood

Allan Ahlberg

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Penguin Books Ltd
22 October 2014

Memoirs

One of Britain's best-loved children's authors tells the enthralling story of his adoption and childhood in the Black Country

Allan Ahlberg sets out to recover the early years of an enchanted childhood lived out in the Black Country in the 1940s.

He writes of

his first days at school ('Allan is most inattentive and dreamy at times' - school report, 1946), and the memorable circumstances of his own four parents- 'Two mothers, two fathers and me like a parcel or a baton (or a hot potato!) passed between them. ' Most memorably he describes the day he was told by a girl in the street that his mother was not in fact his biological mother. He instantly believed her.

By: Allan Ahlberg
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 182mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 207g
ISBN: 9780241965665
ISBN 10: 0241965667
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 22 October 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Born in Croydon but brought up by his adopted parents in the Black Country town of Oldbury, Allan Ahlberg held jobs as a gravedigger, postman and plumber's mate before becoming a teacher. He taught for ten years before collaborating with his wife Janet on a series of much-loved, now classic children's picture books.

Reviews for The Bucket: Memories of an Inattentive Childhood

A magical memoir that pulls the reader back to their own youthful experiences, beautifully adorned with illustrations -- Jenny Barlow * Daily Express * A beautiful book. What is evoked is a wartime world in the Black Country ... all perfectly seen as if from a child's perspective -- Roger Lewis * Daily Mail * A beguiling little gem -- Valerie Grove * The Times *