Jolly Postman or Other Peoples Letters - Allen Ahlberg Reviews

I like to laugh, indeed I guffaw so loudly that my whole body starts to shake and I have developed a propensity to knock over people's drinks. You may be asking yourself what on earth I am doing starting off an opinion like that, so let me explain.... Cast your minds back to a few months ago, when the Royal Mail, or Consignia, or the ...  Read the complete review

Introduction: My children love waiting for the Postman every morning, they sit at the breakfast table eating their cereals, when suddenly tap, swish, thump, the post lands on the door-mat. spoons are abandoned in bowls as a stampede of 3 small boys hurls its way towards the door. Who am I to tell them that the pile of brown envelopes, ...  Read the complete review

Even the title of this book makes my son laugh, as the concept of two words such as 'jolly' and 'postman' being linked together is rather odd if your father was once the grumpiest postman that ever existed. The Psychopathic Postman would probably have been a better title for a book about my little boy's first hand experience of ...  Read the complete review

I have always loved the magic of Janet and Alan Ahlberg and this book is simply outstanding. This is the original and by far the best of the Jolly Postman series of books, first published in 1986. This book must have sold millions of copies worldwide - its originality and charm has stood the test of time. I have read it to groups of ...  Read the complete review

This is the original in the series of Jolly Postman books. It is based on favourite nursery and childhood story characters. You travel with the postman as he delivers letters. The actual letters are included in the book – he has a letter of apology for the three bears from Goldilocks, a postcard from Jack to the giant, a ...  Read the complete review