I'm loving seeing all the Christmas trees going up this week. It's also the week of Festive Friday, the date when those working in greetings send their Christmas letters. So on this theme I thought I'd share an extra post of what we've been reading here at the moment - the Jolly Christmas Postman.
Janet and Allan Ahlberg have put so much work into the illustrations, it's easy to see how it took five years to create. Not only do you get a book but in the envelopes you receive a magazine, a Christmas card, a puzzle, a board game and the best piece of paper art I've seen - a concertina of images which allows you to look through the letterbox and spy the Jolly Postman with all his friends!
It's one of my favourite books, it expresses so well the joy of sending and receiving festive letters at Christmas time.
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| THE JOLLY CHRISTMAS POSTMAN | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA |
above: some pics i took of our well loved copy of the jolly christmas postman by janet and allan ahlberg. i absolutely love the last image of him having finished his post round and relaxing by the fire at home with his treasured post displayed on the mantelpiece.
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