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Allan Ahlberg

ACHUKA Authorfile #48

for the full ACHUKA interview July 2001, click here
for a complete list of books by Allan Ahlberg, click here
Allan Ahlberg declined to participate in this element of the ACHUKA Special Guest Feature, requesting that we include this response:
"Please forgive me if I step round these questions. The truth is I can't answer them, mainly because I've been answering questions like them for twenty-five years. I do appreciate that these are the kind of questions which children are often very interested to have the answers to. My trouble is, if I'm being honest and being myself, I can't drum up any enthusiasm for them."

My hair colour:
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My favourite book when child:
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Books that inspired me to become a writer/illustrator:
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My usual means of marking a place in a book:
My favourite time of year:
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My best time for working:
The first piece of work I was paid for was:
My favourite TV show:
My favourite song:
My favourite actor:
The creature comfort I would most unwillingly relinquish:
My favourite sweet food:
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My typical bedtime is:
My favourite year of childhood:
My mousemat design:
The tidiest place in my home is:
The untidiest place in my home is:
The working tool I could least do without: