The Jolly Christmas Postman
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- Author：Janet Ahlberg
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Summary
A special edition of this classic picture book to celebrate its 30th anniversary - with festive foil on the cover！
The award-winning Jolly Christmas Postman is the ultimate children's picture book。 There should be a copy beneath every Christmas tree in every house with young children！
It's Christmas Eve and the Jolly Postman is delivering greetings to various fairy-tale characters - there's a card for Baby Bear， a game appropriately called 'Beware' for Red Riding Hood from Mr Wolf， a get-well jigsaw for hospitalised Humpty Dumpty and three more surprise gifts。
Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books and with his late wife Janet， created many award-winning children's picture books， including It Was a Dark and Stormy Night， Funnybones， Each Peach Pear Plum and Peepo！ The Jolly Christmas Postman is the seasonal sequel of， the Kate Greenaway Medal winning， The Jolly Postman which， after 35 years， remains one of the most innovative and interactive children's books available。
The award-winning Jolly Christmas Postman is the ultimate children's picture book。 There should be a copy beneath every Christmas tree in every house with young children！
It's Christmas Eve and the Jolly Postman is delivering greetings to various fairy-tale characters - there's a card for Baby Bear， a game appropriately called 'Beware' for Red Riding Hood from Mr Wolf， a get-well jigsaw for hospitalised Humpty Dumpty and three more surprise gifts。
Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books and with his late wife Janet， created many award-winning children's picture books， including It Was a Dark and Stormy Night， Funnybones， Each Peach Pear Plum and Peepo！ The Jolly Christmas Postman is the seasonal sequel of， the Kate Greenaway Medal winning， The Jolly Postman which， after 35 years， remains one of the most innovative and interactive children's books available。
Reviews
Jen
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Love this series！
Deity
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One of my favourite books as a kid full of fun and games
Brittany
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This is a really fun book about a postman delivering mail by bicycle to fairy tale and nursery rhyme characters on Christmas Eve。 It is especially great if you have a copy that still has all the little pieces in it: games， postcards， mini books， etc， that are sent between the characters。 Very charming。
N。L。 McFarlane
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It's no longer Christmas， but I do have several reviews left to post and this book especially， is a must have for younger children， my daughter absolutely delighted in this book。 If you haven't experienced this book before with your minis then I highly recommend you put it on your list for next Christmas， this book is a series of letters which include a jigsaw puzzle， a teeny book， a game， gorgeous pictures and more， theres a surprise on every page。 It's no longer Christmas， but I do have several reviews left to post and this book especially， is a must have for younger children， my daughter absolutely delighted in this book。 If you haven't experienced this book before with your minis then I highly recommend you put it on your list for next Christmas， this book is a series of letters which include a jigsaw puzzle， a teeny book， a game， gorgeous pictures and more， theres a surprise on every page。 。。。more
Kate Hutchinson
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Possibly one of the best Christmas books ever！
Cinara
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"Pela estrada afora o Carteiro foi sozinhopedalando na neve por todo o caminho， o bucho bem cheio de chá， biscoitinho。 "Lindíssimo！🥰 "Pela estrada afora o Carteiro foi sozinhopedalando na neve por todo o caminho， o bucho bem cheio de chá， biscoitinho。 "Lindíssimo！🥰 。。。more
Nicoleta
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https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=MDVev。。。 https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=MDVev。。。 。。。more
Nancy Snyder
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Such a clever undertaking that brings favorite storybook characters and Christmas together。 Plan to explore in two or three sittings as there is much to discover。
Lizzytish
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Absolutely adorable。 The pictures are sweet， the deliveries made by the postman to different fairy tale characters are clever， but the best part is reading the mail that each character received。 My grandson was mesmerized。
Kaeti Vandorn
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It’s Christmastime in storybook land， and the Jolly Postman is making his rounds on his trusty bicycle！ He has deliveries for many favorite storybook characters: the three bears， red riding hood， humpty dumpty， the gingerbread boy， Mr。 wolf 。。。 and the postman even meets Santa Claus for a ride home at the end of the book！ This story has such a fun setup … if you are familiar with the characters from popular nursery rhymes， you will enjoy seeing them out of context and living in a fairyland town It’s Christmastime in storybook land， and the Jolly Postman is making his rounds on his trusty bicycle！ He has deliveries for many favorite storybook characters: the three bears， red riding hood， humpty dumpty， the gingerbread boy， Mr。 wolf 。。。 and the postman even meets Santa Claus for a ride home at the end of the book！ This story has such a fun setup … if you are familiar with the characters from popular nursery rhymes， you will enjoy seeing them out of context and living in a fairyland town in this book！ There is also a unique pop up/activity book element because this book comes with little envelopes that hold the letters mentioned in the book。 Some of the deliveries are magazines and booklets with hilarious columns to read; others are puzzles or games to play … and there’s even a little “peep show” card for the postman， which acts like a shadowbox filled with all the characters he made deliveries to！ I love books like this so much。 We had the prequel to this growing up （we somehow kept all the little inserts and letters where they needed to go！） and I never knew there were two other books in the series！ What a fun find！！ 。。。more
Mafaz Ali
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A sequel to The Jolly Postman， with said postman delivering Christmas cards to various nursery rhyme and fairy tale characters。 Great fun for say 4-year-olds and up。
Libby
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Purchased for my niece for Christmas but I couldn't resist "previewing" it！ A warm， wonderful book full of favourite characters and surprises。 The wit and detail in all the "extras" （including a Humpty Dumpty jigsaw so you can put him back together again yourself。。。） is amazing。 Purchased for my niece for Christmas but I couldn't resist "previewing" it！ A warm， wonderful book full of favourite characters and surprises。 The wit and detail in all the "extras" （including a Humpty Dumpty jigsaw so you can put him back together again yourself。。。） is amazing。 。。。more
Ken
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I'd forgotten how brilliant this book was！Such a simple idea of a postman delivering letter to various classic fairytale characters but with the added bonus of various surprises in each envelope。Starting with a Christmas Card for Baby Bear that included a very funny joke from Goldilocks， whilst The Gingerbread Man received a book within a book - honestly this had everything。There's hours of fun to be had with the board game for Red Riding Hood and of course Humpty Dumpty received a jigsaw puzzle I'd forgotten how brilliant this book was！Such a simple idea of a postman delivering letter to various classic fairytale characters but with the added bonus of various surprises in each envelope。Starting with a Christmas Card for Baby Bear that included a very funny joke from Goldilocks， whilst The Gingerbread Man received a book within a book - honestly this had everything。There's hours of fun to be had with the board game for Red Riding Hood and of course Humpty Dumpty received a jigsaw puzzle！Certainly one for the who family to enjoy over Christmas。 。。。more
Hilary
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2。5 starsThis book has pockets shaped like envelopes on some pages so you can take out a puzzle， letter or a card related to the story。 There wasn't much of a storyline apart from cards delivered and it being Christmas time。 I have really enjoyed some books by this author and illustrator， husband and wife duo， but this wasn't one of them。 The pockets might be a fun aspect for a child。 2。5 starsThis book has pockets shaped like envelopes on some pages so you can take out a puzzle， letter or a card related to the story。 There wasn't much of a storyline apart from cards delivered and it being Christmas time。 I have really enjoyed some books by this author and illustrator， husband and wife duo， but this wasn't one of them。 The pockets might be a fun aspect for a child。 。。。more
Ella
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A great Christmas version of the Jolly Postman。 Each page has a different character's story and a letter addressed to them。 A great book to widen children's understanding of fairy tales through a fun and interactive story。 Rather than just letters， there are posters， books， cards and games sent to the characters， this helps to show children the different text types there are。 Children could create their own card or letter for one of the characters in the book or another fairy tale character。 A n A great Christmas version of the Jolly Postman。 Each page has a different character's story and a letter addressed to them。 A great book to widen children's understanding of fairy tales through a fun and interactive story。 Rather than just letters， there are posters， books， cards and games sent to the characters， this helps to show children the different text types there are。 Children could create their own card or letter for one of the characters in the book or another fairy tale character。 A nice book to use with FS and year 1 children。 。。。more
Charlotte Brain
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Extended Book Read: The Jolly Christmas Postman book follows the postman doing his rounds for Christmas， dropping of cards and presents to well known characters from traditional fairy tales， such as Red Riding Hood， Humpty Dumpty and more， this is very similar to other Jolly Postman books。 The book is written in poetry and told by narration。 This book belongs in poetry， Christmas and fairy tale genres， and is suitable for KS1 and KS2 lessons due to its friendly and easy reading。There are a numbe Extended Book Read: The Jolly Christmas Postman book follows the postman doing his rounds for Christmas， dropping of cards and presents to well known characters from traditional fairy tales， such as Red Riding Hood， Humpty Dumpty and more， this is very similar to other Jolly Postman books。 The book is written in poetry and told by narration。 This book belongs in poetry， Christmas and fairy tale genres， and is suitable for KS1 and KS2 lessons due to its friendly and easy reading。There are a number of things I really enjoy about this book。 Firstly， I love how this book creates a 'universe' for fairy tale characters， and rather than perceiving them as individual characters and individual worlds they are all living together harmoniously as one。 It is a really fun way to combine classic childhood book characters into one book。 Secondly， I love the ability to open the post/envelopes and seeing what is inside。 This book provides cards， puzzles， board games and much more that the reader can look at and even interact with。 I think that the reader having the ability to have a look and interact with the post makes this book more interesting than just a 'normal' picture book。 Furthermore， as this is a poetry book， it would certainly be useful when teaching poems to children and how they can be written。 This book also does well for getting oneself into the festive spirit （writing this in November has already made me feel Christmassy）， the illustrations show beautiful， scenic， snowy landscapes and the characters wearing their warm and cosy clothing。 I certainly think this book would be appropriate for Christmas themed reading aloud sessions。I find it difficult to find aspects of this book I dislike， it is humorous， spreads joy and sharing， and is overall a very heart-warming read。 It even shows at the end the appreciation the postman gets from all the characters for delivering their mail。I think the only possible puzzles and difficulties that could emerge from this book is the relevance of the characters。 These are characters I very much grew up with， as such I wonder if have the same recognition。 If they aren't recognised then certain references might not be understood， such as Red Riding Hood's response to being given a card from the Wolf， or Humpty Dumpty's gift from all of the King's horses and men。 I think the overall message of this story， apart from the obvious postman doing his deliveries， is inherently Christmassy。 It is about giving and receiving， being appreciative of people around you and having a joyous holiday。 This book reflects on 'real world' Christmas time in general。 Overall， this is a funny and heart-warming book。 I would certainly suggest this is a book for children to read when Christmas comes！ 。。。more
Daisy Griffin
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Always a childhood favourite of mine （read every Christmas Eve！）。 Very joyful， interactive book for all ages。 It incorporates the traditional tales in a different context！ So great。
Christine
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A favorite， and I think I've gifted a copy to all of my friends kids。 A favorite， and I think I've gifted a copy to all of my friends kids。 。。。more
Mouse Cara
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Love， love， love。
Joel Smart
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My son loved opening all the letters and as he gets older he'll understand the hidden jokes and clues。 Fab book My son loved opening all the letters and as he gets older he'll understand the hidden jokes and clues。 Fab book 。。。more
Andrea Zuvich
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Our best friends bought this for our daughter for Christmas and it is superb。 What a charming， sweet， and， well， jolly book！ The interactive features are a definite plus！
4toots
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Love this book so much。。。 it has become such a tradition to read in our family。 And the number one holiday book I gift to families。 Absolutely adorable！！！
Liesl
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Cute and creative！ It's too bad that the copy I received from the library was missing nearly all of the included envelopes' contents。 Luckily， a video of the book being read on YouTube filled my son and me in， but it wasn't the same as seeing and interacting with the items ourselves。 Cute and creative！ It's too bad that the copy I received from the library was missing nearly all of the included envelopes' contents。 Luckily， a video of the book being read on YouTube filled my son and me in， but it wasn't the same as seeing and interacting with the items ourselves。 。。。more
Alysha DeShaé
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My best friend's favorite Christmas book as a kid， so naturally I had to read her copy of it！ It's so cute！！ 😻😻 My best friend's favorite Christmas book as a kid， so naturally I had to read her copy of it！ It's so cute！！ 😻😻 。。。more
Alyssa
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This book is full of surprises that make it very fun。 The pages that contain letters/inserts look very authentic， like real letters one would get in the mail。 The details on the letters， such as the stamps and postmarks， are very fun but also add to the authentic nature of this book。 The text is simple and rhythmic。 The illustrations are very bright and cheery like you would expect in a book about Christmas and fairy tales。
Carla Harrison
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Favourite children's book ever。 Beautiful pictures and storyline Favourite children's book ever。 Beautiful pictures and storyline 。。。more
Jade Moore
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This would make a lovely Christmas present for younger readers！ I was surprised to see that as well as the letters， there's a board game and a jigsaw， which is perfect for playing during the holiday season。 My copy was borrowed from a friend and fellow Oxfam volunteer， who has saved it from when she had young children， who are now all grown up。 But she says that because they are such lovely books she's saved them。 Books to treasure。 This would make a lovely Christmas present for younger readers！ I was surprised to see that as well as the letters， there's a board game and a jigsaw， which is perfect for playing during the holiday season。 My copy was borrowed from a friend and fellow Oxfam volunteer， who has saved it from when she had young children， who are now all grown up。 But she says that because they are such lovely books she's saved them。 Books to treasure。 。。。more
Rubi
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The Jolly Postman is back！ He once again brings mail to all the fairy tale creatures but this time during Christmas time。 So some of the mail includes "presents" in the form of puzzles and boardgames， which should be fun to play。 I loved it！ The Jolly Postman is back！ He once again brings mail to all the fairy tale creatures but this time during Christmas time。 So some of the mail includes "presents" in the form of puzzles and boardgames， which should be fun to play。 I loved it！ 。。。more
Eva Cox
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I absolutely love this book， another favourite for my sister and I when we were younger。 The author creates a unique story through joining classic fairytales and their characters such as little red riding hood and the three little pigs into one storyline。 The author uses a similar style of writing along with rhyme which adds to the effect of the text。 In addition， as this text follows a postman delivering mail to the different characters there are physical envelopes with different materials such I absolutely love this book， another favourite for my sister and I when we were younger。 The author creates a unique story through joining classic fairytales and their characters such as little red riding hood and the three little pigs into one storyline。 The author uses a similar style of writing along with rhyme which adds to the effect of the text。 In addition， as this text follows a postman delivering mail to the different characters there are physical envelopes with different materials such as puzzles and postcards to enhance the story。 I think this is such a fun way to bring the literature to life and is very exciting to young children。 。。。more
Betty Anne
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