Mr and Mrs Hay the Horse [Happy Families Series] - Softcover

Allan Ahlberg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140312471 ISBN 13: 9780140312478

Publisher: Puffin, 1981

Synopsis

Mr and Mrs Hay are a horse! Every day they climb into their horse suit (she’s the back, he’s the front) and perform at the circus. But as their children Henry and Henrietta grow up, their galloping parents begin to embarrass them ...

Based on the classic ‘Happy Families’ card game, this highly entertaining series is ideal for reading and sharing at home or at school. It is guided by the Education Adviser, Brian Thompson, and written by the award-winning author, Allan Ahlberg.

‘The best thing to happen to beginner readers since Dr Seuss’ Children’s Rights Workshop

About this title

About the Author:

Allan Ahlberg, a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate and grave digger, is in the super-league of children's writers. He has published over 100 children's books and, with his late wife Janet, created such award-winning picture books as EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY CHRISTMAS POSTMAN - both winners of the Greenaway Medal. He has also written prize-winning poetry and fiction for older readers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0140312471
• ISBN 13: 9780140312478
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 22
• Illustrator: Colin McNaughton