Please Mrs Butler by Allan Ahlberg (Paperback, 1984)

Please Mrs Butler by Allan Ahlberg (Paperback, 1984)

Happy 30th birthday, Please Mrs Butler!This witty collection of school poems by Allan Ahlberg, re-jacketed for its 30th anniversary and for a whole new generation of school children to fall in love with, is full of typical classroom events that will be recognized and enjoyed by everyone. From never-ending projects, reading tests, quarreling, making-up, excuses and ‘Please, Sir, it isn’t fair.’ Fritz Wegner’s line drawings beautifully complement the hilarious and poignant verses.Please Mrs Butler was voted the most important twentieth-century children’s poetry book in a Books for Keeps poll.