Each Peach Pear Plum

Allan Ahlberg is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 100 children’s books. With his late wife, Janet, he created such beloved picture books as Each Peach Pear Plum and The Jolly Postman, both winners of the Carnegie Medal for Illustration. He also wrote prize-winning poetry and fiction. Allan Ahlberg passed away in August 2025.

Janet Ahlberg and her husband Allan created many acclaimed picture books from 1975 to 1994. She studied graphic design before becoming an illustrator. Each Peach Pear Plum and The Jolly Christmas Postman won Kate Greenaway Medals and Peepo! won Parents Magazine‘s Best Books For Babies Award. Janet Ahlberg passed away in 1994.