We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from. Classic characters like Burglar Bill and The Jolly Postman have become firm favourites with a generation of children who are now reading them to their own offspring. Janet Ahlberg (21 October 1944 – 13 November 1994), née Janet Hall, and Allan Ahlberg (born 5 June 1938) were a British married couple who created many children's books, including picture books that regularly appear at the top of "most popular" lists for public libraries. In this follow-up to the Ahlbergs' classic The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters, we follow our happy postman on his Christmas rounds in a fairytale town. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. In the first book of this now classic series, we are taken down the dark, dark street to the dark, dark house and into the dark, dark cellar in which the skeletons live.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. I had this book growing up and bought it for my friend's daughter and these books are one of the best kept secrets.

By far the best book I've ever bought, I couldn't wait to read it, so as my little boy went for a nap I quickly had a read. It takes quite a while to read the book with a child, so much is left for you to discuss together, to comment on, to remember and love.Janet Ahlberg, along with Allan Ahlberg, created some of the world's most popular picture books, including EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY CHRISTMAS POSTMAN, both winners of Greenaway Medals, and THE BABY'S CATALOGUE, inspired by their daughter Jessica. This book references so many nursery rhymes, fairy tales and the illustrations and text are both perfect. For more details, please consult the latest information provided by Royal Mail's International Incident Bulletin.

Janet Ahlberg, along with Allan Ahlberg, created some of the world's most popular picture books, including Each Peach Pear Plum and The Jolly Christmas Postman, both winners of Greenaway Medals, and The Baby's Catalogue, inspired by their daughter Jessica. Discover the special 30th anniversary edition of this classic picture book - with festive foil on the cover!Bought this for my four year old as I thought he was old enough to appreciate it now, and he loves it!

Janet sadly died in 1994, but Allan has gone on to work with other illustrators and is still producing lots of new books. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. I bought already before The Jolly Postman or others people's letters and it was a nice book and such a good gift, so I bought this edition, and even better than the first, Highly recommend it for children or even for adults who like this type of detailed books.Many of his books were collaborations with his wife, Janet, an illustrator, and they quickly became one of Britain’s leading author/illustrator teams.