The narrator's tone is engaging, and so is the look of spontaneity and happiness in the jaunty illustrations, created with colored pencil, ink, acrylic, and watercolor. A respected English children's book writer ever since the publication of his first book, Each Peach Pear Plum (1979), Ahlberg offers a rambunctious new picture book that's well attuned to a young child's sense of fun and great for reading aloud.
--Booklist (starred review)

In this tale of humorously escalating adventure and silliness, Elsie ­discovers a series of animals under the family dining table, an extravagant catalogue that includes an elephant, kangaroo, and penguin. What to do with such a zoo? . . . In this completely joyful tale, Ahlberg, a veteran of almost fifty years of picture book writing, pulls yet another irresistible rabbit out of his storyteller's hat.
--The Horn Book

Young listeners will be tickled by the pleasingly nonsensical plot; they'll giggle through this quirky and imaginative tale of a lively girl and her warm, supportive family before drifting off to sleep themselves. . . . A whimsical, rib-tickling good-night book for the very young.
--Kirkus Reviews

Full of silly wordplay and cheeky, personified animals and objects, this whimsical book is a bit of a throwback in the tradition of Maurice Sendak or Ruth Krauss. Its use of rhythmic text and direct address. . . shine when read out loud. Ingman's wacky pencil and paint illustrations are a delight.
--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

To devoted children's book lovers, Allan Ahlberg needs no introduction. . . . Under the Table is Ahlberg's latest offering for young readers, a wonderfully absurd tale of a family that keeps finding the most unusual animals under their dining table. . . . Acclaimed illustrator Bruce Ingman, who's been Ahlberg's creative partner on several previous books, provides colorful, playful art that suits the joyful spirit of the text.
--Literary Hub