It's so beautifully written with rhymes and little envelopes for you to explore with your child, hopefully it withstands my toddler as It's definitely a book I would like to keep and pass through generations. I bought already before The Jolly Postman or others people's letters and it was a nice book and such a good gift, so I bought this edition, and even better than the first, Highly recommend it for children or even for adults who like this type of detailed books.

By far the best book I've ever bought, I couldn't wait to read it, so as my little boy went for a nap I quickly had a read. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. In the first book of this now classic series, we are taken down the dark, dark street to the dark, dark house and into the dark, dark cellar in which the skeletons live. In this follow-up to the Ahlbergs' classic The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters, we follow our happy postman on his Christmas rounds in a fairytale town.Janet sadly died in 1994, but Allan has gone on to work with other illustrators and is still producing lots of new books. Little ones will love opening the envelopes to read the post in this magical story, full of festive, fairy tale surprises! The magical, award-winning story of The Jolly Christmas Postman has been delighting children for generations, making it the perfect book to share on Christmas Eve! Janet Ahlberg, along with Allan Ahlberg, created some of the world's most popular picture books, including Each Peach Pear Plum and The Jolly Christmas Postman, both winners of Greenaway Medals, and The Baby's Catalogue, inspired by their daughter Jessica. Find out what's on Humpty-Dumpty's get-well jigsaw and who has sent Red Riding Hood a board game for Christmas.

Classic characters like Burglar Bill and The Jolly Postman have become firm favourites with a generation of children who are now reading them to their own offspring.

I had this book growing up and bought it for my friend's daughter and these books are one of the best kept secrets. Many of his books were collaborations with his wife, Janet, an illustrator, and they quickly became one of Britain’s leading author/illustrator teams. 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.

These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.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! Preschoolers will enjoy the rhyming text and familiar characters and older children can start to read the story and letters themselves.