AWESOME!
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Read this book as a child - it was a true favourite of all the family! Still love it now (at university!)
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Lovely book!
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Lovely book. Great pictures. Our children love it.
It is one of my favourites.
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Grown into it.
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I bought this a few months back but my boy never really got into it until now : he is 3 1/2. The rhyming story is OK, as is the gift set but the hook is obviously the letters.
Of these Goldilock's apology (however badly spelt), Cinderella's book deal and the birthday card are genius. The others are OK but it's these 3 which my boy firmly believes are real. It does lead to the difficult question why we have Goldilocks birthday money but, I am sure, there are trickier questions to come.
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Great idea, but...
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When we first saw this book we thought it was a great idea - a great way to introduce letters, post cards and the likes to our children.
However, reading some of the letters included in the book we came across sentences like "I am very sory indeed that I cam into your house and ate Baby Bears porij." Surely in a book intended to teach children to read, the spelling and grammar should be a good example. We stopped when we came across Jack's post card to the giant...
"Dear Giant Bigg,
having a nice time - me, my mum and your hen what lays the golden eggs. (It's better than traveller's cheques.) Saw a bloke as we was flying down - he was bigger than you! I've took note of his address. Take care of yourself - and your talking harp - I'll be back for that one of these days, I shouldn't wonder.
Bye for now - your (very) little pal, Jack"
Obviously Jack's ill gotten gains have not been put towards teaching him how to write. Nor does he seem to have a conscience as he writes so flippantly about his next planned crime.
It's such a shame that a good idea like this has been spoilt by such poor examples of English.
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A delightful present for any child.
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This book is one of the most enchanting I have ever read. It is a delightful read for both children and adults alike. Everyone loves to receive letters in the post and this gives that thrill to a child - the one person that can experience excitement at its raw level.
The linking poems are gentle and roll well together to link the different characters together on the Jolly Postman's journey. In addition to the poems, there is an abundance of material contained in the letters etc themselves which will bring a smile to any child's face.
The book is a great tool for sparking the inquisitive and imaganitive parts of the child's brain without ever becoming dull. I gave this book to a friend's daughter when she was two and a half - she now reads the book to me purely from memory! She loves to look inside the envelopes and find the letters inside and tell me what is going on in each of them.
A timeless classic to be enjoyed over and over.
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