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The Jolly Postman

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The Jolly Christmas Postman
The Jolly Christmas Postman
Discover the magical Christmas story that has delighted children for generations!

The Jolly Postman has a busy day ahead. It's Christmas Eve in Fairy-Tale Land and there's plenty of post for him to deliver!

There's a card for Baby Bear, a get-well jigsaw for Humpty Dumpty and even something for Red Riding Hood. But, can he deliver it all before Christmas?

Little hands will love opening the envelopes to read the post in this magical story, full of festive, fairy tale surprises!

Looking for more Ahlberg stories?
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The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters
The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters
Once upon a bicycle, so they say
The Jolly Postman came one day . . .

Join the Jolly Postman on his rounds as he delivers cards and letters to various fairy-tale characters. He has a letter of apology for the three bears from Goldilocks, a postcard from Jack for the giant, a solicitor's letter on behalf of Little Red Riding-Hood for the wolf who ate grandma, and more! This classic and innovate story includes six envelopes with pull-out letters and cards

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