Master Track's Train

Allan Ahlberg, one of the most acclaimed and successful authors of children s books including the best selling Jolly Postman series says that he dreamed of becoming a writer since the age of twelve But his route to that goal was somewhat circuitous Other jobs along the way included postman not an especially jolly one, he recalls , gravedigger, plumber, and teacher The author wrote his first book when he was thirty seven, after a decade of teaching a profession that he maintains is much harder than being a writer Allan Ahlberg says that if he hadn t become a writer, he would have loved to be a soccer player He lives in England with his family For information, please see answers topic allan ah