Book 6

Funnybones #06

by Allan Ahlberg

Published 1 September 1994

The Pet Shop

by Allan Ahlberg

Published 1 October 1990
Two skeletons visit the pet shop several times before finding the perfect pet.

Funnybones

by Janet Ahlberg and Allan Ahlberg

Published 1 January 1980
Three skeletons--a grownup, a child, and a dog--take a walk at night through a dark town.

Bumps in the Night

by Allan Ahlberg

Published May 1993

Bumps in the Night is one of the titles in Allan Ahlberg's iconic children's picture book series about skeletons, Funnybones. Despite being set in a dark dark house, this brightly coloured book is perfect for early readers!

No matter where they are, the two skeletons keep going bump in the...

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Give the Dog a Bone

by Allan Ahlberg

Published 20 May 1993

Dog Skeleton is off for a walk through the dark dark streets...

But when bits of him are dropping off, bone by bone, what is he to do?!

Despite being set in a dark dark house, this brightly coloured book is perfect for early readers!

Have you read the other classic...

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Skeleton Crew

by Allan Ahlberg

Published 1 August 1992
Three skeletons have a good time on their sailing vacation, until their boat is boarded by pirates.

Ghost Train

by Allan Ahlberg

Published 21 August 1992
Three skeletons have fun when they take a train ride one dark, dark night--until something scares them.

The Black Cat

by Allan Ahlberg

Published 1 October 1990

In a dark dark street
There is a dark dark house . . .

In this FUNNYBONES story, the skeletons go sledging - WHEE! - and crashing - BANG!

They can't see their bones in the white snow but they can see a black cat . . . until she slips into...

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Mystery Tour

by Allan Ahlberg

Published October 1990
Three skeletons take a mystery tour and uncover several mysteries by shining a light on some suspicious objects.

Funnybones: Dinosaur Dreams

by Allan Ahlberg

Published 11 February 1991

"I knew dinosaurs could run," he says (in his dream). "I never knew they had roller skates!"

The Big Skeleton, The Little skeleton and The Dog Skeleton are fast asleep, dreaming about dinosaurs. But what started as a lovely dream suddenly gets a bit scary when the dinosaurs start chasing...

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On a dark dark hill
There is a dark dark house
And in that dark dark house live...

The Big Skeleton, the Little Skeleton and the Dog Skeleton.

Or is it the Big-Elephant Skeleton, the Little-Fish Skeleton and the Dog-Snake Skeleton?

You decide with this brilliant...Read more

Funny Bones: The Collection

by Janet Ahlberg and Allan Ahlberg

Published 28 September 2017
Penguin presents Funny Bones: The Collection by Allan Ahlberg, read by Stephen Mangan.

An audio collection of the perennially popular Funny Bones books by Allan Ahlberg

Featuring: Funnybones, The Pet Shop, The Black Cat, Bumps in the Night, Give the Dog a Bone, Dinosaur Dreams, Skeleton...Read more

A Bone Rattling Collection

by Allan Ahlberg

Published 7 October 2010

"The ghostly train goes down the track with a WHOOOOOO!"

Join The Big Skeleton, The Little Skeleton and The Dog Skeleton for THREE hilarious and action-packed adventures, in this thirty-year anniversary collection. Perfect for bedtime, a Bone Rattling Collection contains three of the most-loved Funnybones stories. Including:

Funnybones: The Ghost Train...

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