Janet Ahlberg

Janet Ahlberg was born Janet Hall in Leicester. She met her husband Allan Ahlberg while at a teacher training course at Sunderland Technical College. Together they are the creators of many popular children's books, that Allan drew and Janet illustrated.

They started out with books like 'The Old Joke Book', 'The Vanishment of Thomas Tull' and 'Burglar Bill' and their most popular work was 1986's 'The Jolly Postman'. They also made comic stories, that were published in magazines, including Hello You! in Holland. Janet Ahlberg died of cancer in November 1994.