The Jolly Postman
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| Author(s) | Janet and Allan Ahlberg |
| Illustrator | Janet Ahlberg |
| Cover artist | Janet Ahlberg |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Jolly Postman |
| Genre(s) | Children's book, Picture book |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
| Publication date | 1986 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 48 pp (including letters) |
| ISBN | 0-343-92515-2 |
| Followed by | The Jolly Pocket Postman |
The Jolly Postman is an innovative children's book written and illustrated by Janet and Allan Ahlberg, which took five years to create and was published in 1986. It was awarded the Children's Book Award and the Kurt Maschler Award.[1]
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[edit] Plot summary
The Jolly Postman follows a postman, known only as The Postman or The Jolly Postman as he delivers letters to various characters. All the recipients of the letters are characters drawn from popular fairy tales or children's stories, including Goldilocks, the Gingerbread Man and Cinderella. Throughout the story, after each page of narration, there is a page shaped like an envelope which contains a letter which the postman has delivered. These letters are intended to be taken out when the postman delivers the letter and add to the story. This concept follows similar lines to pop-up books in allowing the children, to whom the book is intended to be read, to be included in the reading of the book and interact with it.[2]
[edit] Prizes
In 1986, The Jolly Postman was awarded the Kurt Maschler Award and in 1987, it was awarded the Children's Book Award.[1]
[edit] Sequels
Following the success of The Jolly Postman, Janet and Allan Ahlberg also wrote The Jolly Pocket Postman and The Jolly Christmas Postman, which were both based along similar lines. The latter was published in 1992 and was the last book that Janet and Allan wrote together, and she died in November 1994 at the age of 50 from cancer.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Allan Ahlberg - Penguin Books Authors
- ^ Review at DooYoo.co.uk
