Happy Families (books)

Happy Families  is a series of children's books written by Allan Ahlberg; as the titles indicate, they were inspired by the traditional card game Happy Families. Ahlberg worked with a number of illustrators and the books were published by Puffin Books. The series form a transition for children between picture books and chapter books. It is a popular series, having sold in excess of 2.6 million copies since its launch in 1980.

A children's TV series based on the books, also called Happy Families, was produced by the BBC in the late 1980s.

Titles

 * Master Money the Millionaire, illustrated by Andre Amstutz
 * Master Bun the Bakers' Boy, illustrated by Fritz Wegner
 * Mrs Lather's Laundry, illustrated by Andre Amstutz
 * Mr Creep the Crook, illustrated by Andre Amstutz
 * Miss Jump the Jockey, illustrated by Andre Amstutz
 * Master Track's Train, illustrated by Andre Amstutz
 * Master Salt the Sailors' Son, illustrated by Andre Amstutz
 * Mr and Mrs Hay the Horse, illustrated by Colin McNaughton
 * Miss Brick the Builders' Baby, illustrated by Colin McNaughton
 * Mrs Jolly's Joke Shop, illustrated by Colin Mcnaughton
 * Mr Buzz the Beeman, illustrated by Faith Jaques
 * Miss Dose the Doctors' Daughter, illustrated by Faith Jaques
 * Mr Tick the Teacher, illustrated by Faith Jaques
 * Mrs Wobble the Waitress, illustrated by Janet Ahlberg
 * Mr Biff the Boxer, illustrated by Janet Ahlberg
 * Mr Cosmo the Conjuror, illustrated by Joe Wright
 * Mrs Plug the Plumber, illustrated by Joe Wright
 * Miss Dirt the Dustman's Daughter, illustrated by Tony Ross
 * Mrs Vole the Vet, illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark
 * Ms Cliff the Climber, illustrated by Fritz Wegner