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Give the Dog a Bone

Allan Ahlberg, Andre Amstutz

Hardcover (Egmont Childrens Books, May 20, 1993)

The dog skeleton dreams of a bone. Suddenly, he chases a cat and loses a bone. Then he chases some ducks and loses another.

The Ghost Train

Allan Ahlberg, Andre Amstutz

Hardcover (Greenwillow, Aug. 1, 1992)

Another bony adventure with the skeleton family describes their scary encounter with a ghost train full of monsters.

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Readers discover that someone is sabotaging a friend's farm. Should readers follow the mysterious old Indian woman in the orchards--or investigate the train whistle heard from the abandoned railroad tracks?

Mystery Tour

Allan Ahlberg, Andre Amstutz

Hardcover (Greenwillow, May 1, 1991)

Three skeletons take a mystery tour and uncover several mysteries by shining a light on some suspicious objects

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The Pet Shop

Allan Ahlberg, Andre Amstutz

Paperback (Penguin UK, Aug. 1, 2018)

The big skeleton and the little skeleton are fed up with the dog skeleton and decide to swap him at the pet shop. They start off with a goldfish but soon get tired of him and swap him for a parrot—but soon they get bored of him too. Eventually the pet shop owner gives them a box to take home with a surprise pet inside. What do you think it will be?

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Ghost Train

Allan Ahlberg, Andre Amstutz

Hardcover (Heinemann, Sept. 14, 1992)

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Dinosaur Dreams

Allan Ahlberg, Andre Amstutz

Hardcover (Greenwillow, May 1, 1991)

Three skeletons enter each other's dreams about dinosaurs

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Funny Bones 8 Books Set Collection By Janet and Allan Ahlberg

Janet and Allan Ahlberg

Paperback (Puffin, March 15, 2016)

Funny Bones 8 Books Picture Flat Set, Titles in the Set Bumps in the Night, Dinosaur Dreams, Give the Dog a Bone, Mystery Tour, Skeleton Crew, The Black Cat, The Ghost Train, The Pet Shop. Funny Bones is a children's television comedy series which was aired on BBC One in 1992. It was based on the eponymous series of books by Janet and Allan Ahlberg which were illustrated by Andre Amstutz, and focused upon the adventures of a gang of skeletons known as the Funny bones. There was Big Funnybone (whose catchphrase was "Good idea."), Little Funnybone, (who was the brains of the outfit), and (White, White) Dog ("These Bones") Funnybone (whose catchphrase was "Woof."). Each episode was 5 minutes in length. The voices were provided by popular comedian Griff Rhys Jones who also played Moon Man, who served as the narrator in the TV series.