Pugh single handedly rounds up the gang (in his underwear) locking them up beneath the station, before being hoisted on to his colleagues shoulders at a joyous Christmas party. I read this book when I was young and even had a tape with it and would listen to it again and again.

Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. This is a new Puffin edition of Allan Ahlberg's best-selling Cops and Robbers classic picture book, with a brand new cover!These two shining examples of New York's Finest don't care what they steal or how, as long as it comes out to 2 million dollars. It's a little looser and goofier than Westlake's usual stuff, but it's still a heck of a lot of fun. He has published over 100 children's books and, with his late wife Janet, created such award winning picture books as EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY POSTMAN - both winners of the Kate Greenaway Medal. I thought for sure Officer Pugh was down for the count, but he came back to save the day against all odds. From the heart-racing opening scene at the petrol station to the explosive conclusion, Cop and Robber is a gripping middle-grade novel that delivers powerful action scenes and complex questions about family and loyalty .

A super useful set of questions and activities to accompanying the reading of the ever-popular KS1 book C ops and Robbers by Janet and Allen Ahlberg. And the protagonists aren't all that interesting: Westlake clearly wants them to be ordinary Joes, but ends up making them a bit too ordinary. Includes opportunities for discussing the wonderful pictures, answering comprehension questions and follow up ideas.Westlake wrote several screenplays himself, receiving an Academy Award nomination for his adaptation of The Grifters, Jim Thompson's noir classic. The characters are beautifully drawn in both the text and illustrations and their names are hilarious.