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Burglar Bill (Picture Puffin) [Paperback]

Allan Ahlberg , Janet Ahlberg
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Product details

  • Paperback: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin; Re-issue edition (30 Sep 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140503013
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140503012
  • Product Dimensions: 25.8 x 19.6 x 0.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,412 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Burglar Bill is the delightful story of a thief who lives off other people's fortunes, until two major events change his life forever. The first is when he steals a box only to find it contains a baby, and the second is when he, too, is burgled, by Burglar Betty. The improbable union that follows offers a convenient moral that turns both thieves into honest folk who vow to keep on the straight and narrow.

Bright illustrations (if somewhat stereotypical, with Burglars Bill and Betty in stripy shirts, eye masks and carrying swag bags!) cheer up this somewhat serious tale and break up the text for first readers. A lovely story to read together at bedtime. (Ages 4 to 7 years) --Lucie Naylor

Amazon.co.uk Teacher Review

Children need to read at home every day to practise the reading skills that they have been taught. Here are some tips to help make Burglar Bill part of your child's reading routine:

  • choose a time when you and your child both want to read, sit somewhere comfortable and quiet.
  • before you begin to read, get a "feel" for the book by looking at the cover, front and back and talking about it.
  • let your child hold the book and turn the pages. Look at the pictures.
  • look for the little details--they help the child to understand what the book is about.
  • let your child "read" the book to you by talking about each picture.
  • read the book again and again if you both enjoy it.
If used to support learning at home, Burglar Bill can help first readers achieve the targets for Key Stage One English: Reading. --Amanda York

Review

Bill is a benign sort of burglar, stealing only what he uses - a toothbrush here, a can of beans there, the fish and chips and tea he has every night for supper. Then Bill takes home a big brown box with little holes in it, and finds that he's stuck with a baby. But - this being one of those disingenuous British bits of whimsy - that very night Bill is burgled by the baby's mother, Burglar Betty (a red-haired, high-heeled "widow lady"), and before you can say "snitch" the three are a family, with Bill and Betty returning all their loot and Bill going to work in a bakery. With Janet Ahlberg's off-hand visual jokes, it's a mildly amusing diversion of its funny-paper kind. (Kirkus Reviews) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
I'LL 'AVE THAT! 17 Feb 2006
Format:Paperback
I adored this book as a child and would ask my Grandmother to read it over and over again.
The story of a burglar like nobody else can tell it. Bill spends his days sleeping and his nights as a master criminal burglar! He will steal anything, baked beans, a toothbrush, a basket!!! Until one night he picks up more than he bargained for!
This is definitely one for children of all ages. You and your child will laugh so much at the super silly Burglar Bill!
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We borrowed this book from a friend and it has not yet made its way back, in fact I'm here to buy another because we can't bear to let it go. There are few books I enjoy reading over and over but this is one of them. The characterisations are delightful and if you like to act (I do) are great fun to read with someone small next to you. Bill and Betty come quite naturally to realise the error of their ways and, importantly, make amends. The moral is there but it doesn't slap you round the face, after all no-one likes to be condescended to, least of all children. Bill, Betty and the baby are hilarious and their story surprising and very funny....we think this is a bit of a classic.
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Format:Paperback
The story of Burglar Bill, Burglar Betty and the baby was a great favourite with my children 30 years and more ago, and it's still a great favourite now that the generation moves on. Burglar Bill is not at all alarming, just the opposite, and it's nice that he finds happiness with Burglar Betty in the end. The pictures are lovely and the text is simple,direct and kindly.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
must buy!!!!
Fantastic book I had when I was a child recently bought it for my daughter along with funnybones and cops and robbers would def recommend
Published 29 days ago by mum of 1
Burglar Bill
Good Service. The book is a good size. The story is very good and the illustrations are fantastic. Great for using as a class text.
Published 1 month ago by Ms. D. J. Nicholls
Would You Really Want Your Stolen Toothbrush Back?
Whilst my wife was pregnant, we decided to purchase a selection of our favourite childhood books to read to the bump. Read more
Published 4 months ago by E.G. Wolverson
Ahlberg magic!
I had so much fun reading these wonderful stories to my children, that I am now buying them again for the next generation! I would highly recommend them for children of all ages.
Published 5 months ago by Rachel
Burglar Bill fins contentment
A charming story full of 'good things'. Burglar Bill finds happiness, contentment and domesticity after a life 'on the tiles'. Read more
Published 5 months ago by calthorpe
great read
A really funny tale, but it's a little bit long for a 4 year old whose attention seems to stray after the third page, but a real good story all the same.
Published 8 months ago by Emma-Lou
Good fun reading together
A great story. My 4 year old son loves this book, and I don't mind reading it over and over!
Published 8 months ago by Sarahwoo
A classic revisited for grandchildren
This was one of my childrens favourite books and is now being revisited for grandchildren. A charming and funny book that encourages interaction. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Gladys Emmanuel
Excellent Ahlberg
This and The Cops and Robbers of London Town were bought for my 2 year old granddaughter and her mum ( a revisit). Read more
Published 14 months ago by Retiree
a childghood memory
I got this for my 4 year old grandson as his mother had loved it so much when she was little. He's not quite old enough for it yet, but he will be
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