Funnybones

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When dog skeleton has an accident resulting in him breaking to pieces, big skeleton and little skeleton put him back together after many attempts. A song is also included in the book, and I remember as a child reading the book over and over again and singing along out loud!

When Dog falls to pieces Big and Little also put Dog back together again after playing on the swings.Eventually the big skeleton and the little skeleton do manage to put him back together, and then they all go to visit their skeleton friends at the zoo.

The two married in 1969, and began to work together, publishing their first co-venture - The Old Joke Book - in 1976. Mystery Tour is one of the titles in Allan Ahlberg's iconic children's picture book series about skeletons, Funnybones.Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books and with his late wife Janet, created such award-winning children's picture books, including Peepo! In terms of fun it is unsurpassed, and also teaches about onomatopoeia with all the animal sounds such as "oink", "woof", "miaow" - and "boo! A special edition of this classic picture book to celebrate its 40th anniversary – with a glow-in-the-dark cover! The illustration is excellent, although the narrative is set during the night, lots of bright colours are used to engage the young reader. One memorable event in the book is when the dog ends up in a heap of bones after accidentally bumping into a tree.

The Funnybones books are a must for children just starting to learn to read - these funny skeletons are definitely not the scary sort!I remembered reading this book when I was young, and am so glad to have picked it up again through reading it with a child in my class.

The children really enjoyed the story and where able to notice the repetitive language being used in the story. After throwing a stick for dog skeleton they find he has ended up as a pile of bones after bumping into a tree. All the colours are bright, which contrasts well with the black background which is used throughout. BOOK OF THE MONTH - the much awaited latest installment in this popular diary-style series for ages 7+. The simple story of two skeletons and their skeletal dog on an adventure through their town at night is charming and funny.The use of repetition makes this book easy for young readers (year 2+) to read themselves but it can also be read to a class of younger children together. Little: The smaller skeleton brother (who was without a hat), but came up with many ideas for the crew to do in every episode.