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The Jolly Pocket Postman
(The Jolly Postman)
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Join the Jolly Postman with his mailbag of delightful deliveries for Dorothy from Oz, Alice from Wonderland, and other favorite storybook characters.
Hardcover, 19 pages
Published
September 1st 1995
by Little Brown and Company
(first published 1995)
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Uuuu, this must be my favourite of the series, with the Jolly Postman having many adventures around many beloved characters in a dream, or maybe not.
I love this book!
I cannot believe I have not read this before! It’s a brilliant idea to follow the Jolly Postman on his rounds. The authors have cleverly interwoven the stories of Jack & The Beanstalk, Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz. I love the little extras throughout the book. There are “pockets” designed like envelopes, which contain letters, a telegram, a “coded” message, a postcard and a miniature book. I love books which include extras and letters to read.
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I cannot believe I have not read this before! It’s a brilliant idea to follow the Jolly Postman on his rounds. The authors have cleverly interwoven the stories of Jack & The Beanstalk, Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz. I love the little extras throughout the book. There are “pockets” designed like envelopes, which contain letters, a telegram, a “coded” message, a postcard and a miniature book. I love books which include extras and letters to read.
This book is a great rea ...more
This is one of my favourite books ever! In this story the postman gets a bang to his head and goes on an adventure where he meets Alice in Wonderland and Dorothy! I love the rhymes and I love opening all the envelopes to see what's inside!
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This classic tale is about a jolly postman delivering letters to different fairytale characters. It is intriguing for children because they can read the letter and the envelopes to find out which letter is addressed to certain fairytale characters.
This book is adorable and very charming, with tiny books within books. I'm a great admirer of Janet Ahlberg, who wrote one of my favorite children's books (that's also remarkably difficult to find in the U.S., unfortunately): Burglar Bill.
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Nov 05, 2017
Sarah Coles
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
ks1,
language,
rhyme,
traditional-tales,
adventure,
well-loved-authors,
vocab-extension,
rhythm
I have heard so many lovely reviews about this story book, and I can understand why! Below are some of the main reasons as to why I rate this book so highly.
- It is jam packed with lots of sweet illustrations and little extras which I am sure would children love to explore independently.
- The format has some lovely introductory rhyming couplets which could be discussed as a whole class.
- There is reference throughout to traditional tales which could be explored at the teacher's discretion. Th ...more
- It is jam packed with lots of sweet illustrations and little extras which I am sure would children love to explore independently.
- The format has some lovely introductory rhyming couplets which could be discussed as a whole class.
- There is reference throughout to traditional tales which could be explored at the teacher's discretion. Th ...more
I love these Jolly Postman books! I love how intricate and complex yet satisfyingly simple for a little one The Jolly Pocket Postman story is with references to fairy tales, The Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland. There is so much to see and explore. I've now read all three Jolly Postman books. They are a treasure! My favorite (so far) of the Janet Ahlberg books remains Each Peach Pear Plum
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This book is an amazing interactive one where the children can read the story and also interact with the post the postman delivers along the way. With the mixture of the story and different resources it means the children interact with the story as well as take part in the activities within the book.
Children would find this book very funny because everything seems to go wrong for The Jolly Postman. The book also contains wonderful and beautifully illustrated resources, rich vocabulary and the whole story rhymes which I really enjoyed.
Another brilliant book by Janet and Alan Allberg. this interactive book is beautifully illustrated and littered with well know fairy tale characters that children will have heard of. this makes the book so effective as does the cleverly engineered rhyme scheme. a brilliant picture book.
I liked reading this with the kids. The letters make it exciting. But I liked the first one better.
The Jolly Pocket Postman was one of my favorite books as a child, and having revisited it I will definitely be using it in the classroom. This book follows the Postman on his rounds and cleverly introduces characters from both fairy tales and nursery rhymes. Removable extras in the book can be used to engage KS1 children independently. The wonderful and detailed illustrations make the book enjoyable for adult readers too. This is a must use resource for teachers!
Still worth re reading as a grown up!
This book did not make sense to either me or the 4yo. Of course, we were missing a few pieces.
Because I loved the other two Jolly Postman books so much, I felt that I should read the final book in the set. 'The Jolly Pocket Postman' was my least favourite of the books, perhaps because the 'pocket' nature of The Jolly Postman deprived the reader of the fantastic juxtaposition of the everyday and the fictional that is found in the other two books. Nonetheless the kinaesthetic learner would be intrigued by this book, and the characters encountered as well as the illustrations are charming.
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Another brilliant book from Janet and Allan Ahlberg - The Jolly Pocket Postman. This book focuses on a postman that is out delivering letters to some well known characters from other books such as Alice in Wonderland, Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz and Jack and the Beanstalk. Whilst the story itself is enjoyable, the best aspect of this book is that there are envelopes throughout the book that contain extra parts of the story, such as letters, postcards, a telegram, and a magnifying glass to read
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I have a soft spot for books like this, with each page doubling as an envelope holding a letter, postcard, or miniature book which provide clues as to what's going on. There's a charming little story about a postman delivering mail to various fairytale people, incorporating Jack and the Beanstalk, Alice in Wonderland, and the Wizard of Oz. The last pocket contains a sort of alternate history of the story, a miniature booklet of what else would have happened if, a fun meta-level finish including
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The story of The Jolly Pocket Postman is a sweet book about a postman and the varies antics that he gets up to. The book is written in poetic verse the whole way through. For example, ' Cooked his breakfast, fed the dog, Read the paper, kissed the frog,'
The book is humorous and will most certainly make the reader giggle.
Each page has a different little poem continuing the story.
The Jolly Pocket Postman incorporates other stories, like Alice and Wonderland and Little red riding hood, The Wizar ...more
The book is humorous and will most certainly make the reader giggle.
Each page has a different little poem continuing the story.
The Jolly Pocket Postman incorporates other stories, like Alice and Wonderland and Little red riding hood, The Wizar ...more
Jul 26, 2013
Westcoast_girl
rated it
it was amazing
Recommends it for:
Kids of all ages
Shelves:
picture-books
My friend used to have this book and whenever I would go over to her house I would read it.
I loved to pull out the little books, the letters, the envelopes, everything! My favourite was the one that looked exactly like the old fashioned envelopes I saw at the museum.
I don't recall ever reading the book until much later. The story isn't nearly as good as all the pull outs.
But it is a brilliant story.
I especially recommend it to today's children who might not have as much knowledge and experience ...more
I loved to pull out the little books, the letters, the envelopes, everything! My favourite was the one that looked exactly like the old fashioned envelopes I saw at the museum.
I don't recall ever reading the book until much later. The story isn't nearly as good as all the pull outs.
But it is a brilliant story.
I especially recommend it to today's children who might not have as much knowledge and experience ...more
The Jolly Pocket Postman is a children's book about a mail carrier. It has a bunch of pockets in it with removable letters that further the story.
When I was little, this used to be my favorite book and I would make my mom read it to me almost every night. I used to pull the letters out from the pockets and try to sound them out while my mom read the actual story. Eventually I memorized how the story-line went and I would recite the story and pretend that I could read it. I must have made my mom ...more
When I was little, this used to be my favorite book and I would make my mom read it to me almost every night. I used to pull the letters out from the pockets and try to sound them out while my mom read the actual story. Eventually I memorized how the story-line went and I would recite the story and pretend that I could read it. I must have made my mom ...more
It's hard to judge this properly because most of the letters are missing in my version. Still, the concept is cute. A postman has deliveries for various characters in classic children's stories. We get to read the correspondence and it's always fun to open a letter! The problem with this one is that the story goes on too long and is too complicated.
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A very cute book, incorporating many different stories, in it.
Included are characters from The Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonderland, and the Gingerbread Man.
My edition was missing the letters too but I still enjoyed it.
The story might not make sense to children who don't know the characters from the others stories though. ...more
Included are characters from The Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonderland, and the Gingerbread Man.
My edition was missing the letters too but I still enjoyed it.
The story might not make sense to children who don't know the characters from the others stories though. ...more
The Jolly Pocket Postman shrinks in size while visiting Alice in Wonderland and meets Dorothy and her friends on their way to Oz.
Good thing: the built in letters, and even letters-within-letters, along with the tiny lens to view them, adds a fresh touch to the story.
Bad things: Some of the rhymes were a bit rough.
A fun book! I've enjoyed all three I've read in this series. ...more
Good thing: the built in letters, and even letters-within-letters, along with the tiny lens to view them, adds a fresh touch to the story.
Bad things: Some of the rhymes were a bit rough.
A fun book! I've enjoyed all three I've read in this series. ...more
My grandparents had this book and it was the highlight of our visits to read it with them. All of the grandkids thought it was the absolute coolest book ever! I'm going to have to find it for my kids.
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Not strictly fairy tales, not strictly pop-up, but definitely a sort of book/toy hybrid, this one includes a plastic magnifying glass. I don't love it as much as the first Jolly Postman book, but it's pretty darned cute, and I think the glass would appeal to little ones a lot.
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A really good book for packing in your child's holiday 'things to do ' bag. It is compact but has the activity value of opening the letters and it is a book children and parents will happily read again and again.
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I think children would love this book! I personally feel that the story is confusing to follow but I bet children will fill in any gaps with their own creative imagination. I love that the book has little letters and cards to read on some of the pages - those were my favorite part!
I remember this book from when I was a child. My siblings and I would frequently beg my dad to read it to us as a bed time story. After revisiting this book as an adult, I can see how great this book is for students to learn about how to write letters. Overall fun story that kids love!
One of my all-time favourite picture books. My brother and I both loved this when we were little, especially all of the little mini-books and postcards and stuff inside it that enhance the story wonderfully.
I like this book too but not as much as the jolly postman. I find the rhyming a little awkward in some places but it's still a good story with links to other tales. This is more suitable for older children than the first book!
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Janet Ahlberg (1944-1994) was a British children's book illustrator, and the co-creator, together with her husband Allan Ahlberg, of the best-selling Jolly Postman series. Born as Janet Hall in Yorkshire in 1944, she studied at Sunderland Technical College, where she met Ahlberg. The two married in 1969, and began to work together, publishing their first co-venture - The Old Joke Book - in 1976.
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