Funny Bones Collection By Allan Ahlberg 8 Books Set Ghost Train, Skeleton Funny bones

Funny Bones is an eight-book collection from Allan Ahlberg’s well-known Funnybones picture book series, centred on skeleton characters and their adventures in a dark, dark house. Brightly coloured and written for early readers, these stories combine spooky settings with comic moments and lively sound effects.

Across the set, the skeletons encounter bumps in the night, dream of dinosaurs, and set out on trips that turn mysterious or surprising. From a dog skeleton that starts to fall apart to a midnight ride on a ghost train, each title offers a self-contained tale while keeping the familiar Funnybones world at its core.

Included titles

• Bumps in the Night
• Dinosaur Dreams
• Give the Dog a Bone
• Mystery Tour
• Skeleton Crew
• The Black Cat
• The Ghost Train
• The Pet Shop

Key details

• Eight-book collection set
• By Allan Ahlberg
• From the Funnybones children’s picture book series
• Stories set around a dark, dark house
• Brightly coloured books for early readers

Synopses

Bumps in the Night

Set in a dark, dark house, the skeletons keep going bump in the night, with plenty of clonk along the way.

Dinosaur Dreams

The big skeleton and the little skeleton are chased by dinosaurs in their dreams. Dogs can dream too, and help save the day.

Give the Dog a Bone

The dog skeleton starts falling apart, with pieces dropping off bone by bone. Someone must pick up the bits and put him back together.

Mystery Tour

On one dark, dark night, three skeletons go driving and solve six mysteries. The final mystery matters most, because without it they cannot get home.

Skeleton Crew

The three skeletons take a holiday on their little boat. Pirates arrive and send them out to sea on a tiny raft, beginning a new set of adventures.

The Black Cat

The skeletons go sledging and crashing in the snow, where they cannot see their bones. They can see a black cat, until she slips into their dark, dark cellar.

The Ghost Train

At midnight, the three skeletons climb aboard the ghost train for a spooky ride. They discover something even more scary.

The Pet Shop

The two skeletons decide a dog skeleton is a boring pet. They take him to the pet shop to swap him for something better.