# Heard it in the Playground

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- Book: [Heard it in the Playground](https://www.bookquiver.com/allan-ahlberg/heard-it-in-the-playground) ([Heard it in the Playground.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/allan-ahlberg/heard-it-in-the-playground.md))
- Authors: [Allan Ahlberg](https://www.bookquiver.com/allan-ahlberg)
- Publisher: Puffin
- ISBN: 978-01-4032-824-0
- Pages: 112
- Published: 2019-10-03
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Meet Billy McBone and the Mad Professor's Daughter, be amazed by the Longest Kiss Contest, shed a tear for the Boy Without a Name and - if you're a stressed teacher - sing the Mrs Butler Blues. Allan Ahlberg's collection of poems and songs paint a funny and accurate portrait of primary school life, with highly appealing and atmospheric illustrations by Fritz Wegner.