Each Peach Pear Plum

by Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg, Allan & Janet Ahlberg

Book Overview

In this book with your little eye, take a look and play I spy - so starts the classic story from best-selling author/illustrator team, Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Each Peach Pear Plum introduces favourite fairy tale characters, such as Tom Thumb and The Three Bears and, with a poem on each page hinting as to what is hiding in the picture, children are encouraged to participate and follow the story themselves."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 014050639X
• ISBN13: 9780140506396
• Release Date: October 1986
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 9.7" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 3 to 5 years

Customer Reviews

My go-to gift book for families with young children

The charming rhymes, the fun of playing "I Spy" on each page make this a delightful book for the child who is listening as well as for the reader. Be sure to check out the "neighborhood" pictured on the fronts and endpieces to identify where all the action took place. I've loved this book for 40 years since my children were little. Janet and Allan Ahlberg created a classic with this one.

to say this is very good condition is an outright lie

I am very dissatisfied with the condition of this book. I has writing on it, corners are all bent and is is very dirty. Very disappointed I wasted my money on this.

great first book

Our tot loved this book, starting at about 6 or 9 months, and for many thereafter. It has great illustrations - not too simple, but not too complicated. They have fun details to hunt through; besides the characters, there are little bunnies and birds, etc. on each page. The script is excellent - not too many words, and a good rhyme scheme. The text on each page alludes to what's coming next. Very good first book.

Who can you spy.......? - 'Each Peach Pear Plum.'

This is a book that I was first introduced to during an English lesson during my PGCE course. After just one reading I have had to go out and buy my very own copy.I was in awe of the magical combination of rhyme and illustration.The rhyming text is based aroung a game of 'I spy'. There is a lot of rhyme and repition which is very appealing to young children.The book is cleverly crafted to incorporate many well known fairytale and nursery rhyme characters and your job as the reader is to spot them!The Rhymed verses give youngsters clues about who they can look for in each beautiful picture.The book is a wonderful way to introduce children to the world of rhyme and with a second reading the children will be joining in with you.As a basis for classroom work it could be used in many different ways. The children could be encouraged to create their own 'I spy' stories with hidden characters to fool the reader. 'Each Peach Pear Plum' is an excellent example of the joys of picture books, it is simple and fun yet intricate and detailed.I challenge you to be unswayed by its charms.

A book to treasure

I bought this book for my kids because the title was so familiar to me. After reading the first page, I realized that I read this one as a child. This book has wonderful illustrations. You'll want to give your child some time to soak up the content of each picture. Children love books that offer them a chance to participate, and this one definitely does that. The rhyming words are fun to read for the beginner, and even adults can't help but shout out, "I spy Tom Thumb!"

A Captivating Piece of Literature for All Ages

I was introduced to this book during my language arts class for elementary education majors. Our wonderful professor read this book to us as a read aloud experience. All of us being adults was abosolutely fasinated by this book. We were all trying to find the charatcers on each page and each one of us fell in love with this book. This book is so much fun but it also gives young children the chance to learn how to read by hearing the rhyming words used throughout the book. I have read this book to several children and I cannot express to you enough how much each one of them love this book. Please purchase this book!!!!!!!!! I insure you it will be a treasure for your child and you as well.

Great to grow up with!

I am in college right now, and my mother called me up a few days ago to ask me if I could order "Each Peach Pear Plum" for her "adopted grandson." I immediately went back to my childhood, reminiscing about how this was always my very favourite of all books. I mean, I GREW UP with this thing. Whenever my mom and I would go to the library when I was little, I would ALWAYS HAVE to check this book out, so finally in 1985, when I was 5 years old, she gave me my own copy, and I've cherished it ever since. I learned to memorise every line, and to this day, I can repeat the entire story from start to finish without even thinking twice!