Please Mrs Butler
Allan Ahlberg
Penguin Books Ltd
<p>Happy 30th birthday, <i>Please Mrs Butler</i>!</p><p>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.' </p><p>Fritz Wegner's line drawings beautifully complement the hilarious and poignant verses.</p><p><i>Please Mrs Butler</i> was voted the most important twentieth-century children's poetry book in a <i>Books for Keeps</i> poll.</p>