The Jolly Postman has a magical adventure in which he suffers Alice's fate and shrinks to the size of a postage stamp and meets lots of well-known characters before he is restored to his correct size and left wondering whether it was all a dream.

The third adventure for the Jolly Postman, complete with envelopes and letters big and very small! Once more the Jolly Postman rides - and flies - and shrinks! This brilliant book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg is the third adventure for the Jolly Postman, originally published in 1995 and now back in print! The Jolly Postman's morning is set off course when he suffers a bump to the head before he shrinks to the size of a postage stamp . . . and it just gets curiouser and curiouser! Featuring a whole host of familiar characters, pull-out letters and a magnifying glass.

Details

ISBN13: 9780670886265
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 52
Edition:
Publication Date: 30 Sep 1999
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 20.3(H) x 19.9(W) x 1.5(S)348
Weight (gm): 348

Author Biography

Allan Ahlberg (Author) Allan Ahlberg, a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate and grave digger, is in the super-league of children's writers. 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. He has also written prize-winning poetry and fiction and lives in Sussex. Janet Ahlberg (Illustrator) 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. Janet died in 1994.

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