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A First Class Book and More

Advantages: Interactive, funny and fun
Disadvantages: Contents can be lost

The Jolly Postman or Other People’s Letters Janet & Allan Ahlberg The Jolly Postman books have been around for many years and have entertained children throughout many of those years, myself included. I loved reading my sisters Jolly Postman book and kn ...

elfbwillow 30.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Jolly Postman - Allan Ahlberg

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A wonderful work of fiction

Advantages: Beautifully written and illustrated, read it again and again
Disadvantages: Make sure you look after the inserts

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.... ...

Nolly 01.02.2003 · Read full review
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Review of The Jolly Postman - Allan Ahlberg

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First Class Delivery

Advantages: Entertaining and imaginative reading
Disadvantages: Might be expensive, "inserts" might get lost

...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 hur ...

LouiseA 21.01.2003 · Read full review
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He's not Pat, but he's a delight!

Advantages: exciting, envelopes
Disadvantages: pricey

...I have been in love with Th Jolly Postman books for what feels like forever. I had all three of them as a child: The Jolly Postman, The Jolly Pocket Postman, and of course The Jolly Christmas Postman. I even made my own version out of cardboard once! By f ...

Amy69 22.02.2010 · Read full review
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Other peoples letters

Advantages: Great for adults and kids, so many ideas
Disadvantages: Very easy to lose the letters inside the book.

We all love reading other peoples mail.....dont we?! And this book allows us to read letters and postcards from some very intresting characters. As a teacher, a lover of children's books and someone with a five year old brother I feel I can evaluate bo ...

blacklight121 11.09.2004 · Read full review
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