Special Delivery

Special Delivery

Valjean McLenighan

illustrated by Richard Brown 1980

As a child of the 80's, Sesame Street (and the Muppets) were an important part of my little life!  These Sesame Street books were published as a whole collection and I remember having them in my elementary school and the church preschool rooms.  They're not anything groundbreaking, but the nostalgic pleasure of them can't be underestimated!  I've hung on to this one because it features Prairie Dawn as a delivery girl and aside from children's books, sending letters and packages through the mail is a great passion of mine!  The story is classic silly Sesame street, showcasing various modes of transportation as Prairie Dawn manages to get a "very important" package from Ernie to Bert.

The Jolly Christmas Postman

The Jolly Christmas Postman

Janet and Allan Ahlberg 2001

We've enjoyed the original Jolly Postman book (combining two of my favorite things- mail and books!) so we were thrilled to get our hands on a Christmas version.

It's snowy and cold, but the Jolly postman is on his rounds, this time with Christmas cards and presents for all the nursery rhyme folk.  There's a puzzle for Humpty Dumpty and a game for Red Riding Hood and a cheeky bit of mail for the Wolf.  The final envelope comes from none other than Mr. and Mrs. Santa themselves and it's a particularly special treat for the postman (and us!).

The Jolly Postman

 The Jolly Postman

Janet and Allan Ahlberg 2001

 As my friends can attest I am a frequent letter writer.  I'm even a card carrying member of the Letter Writers Alliance.  I love sending mail, and getting mail (though my friends are hardly faithful writers, cough, cough).  I love the postal service- postmarks, airmail stamps, old mailboxes.  That's why I loved this children's book by the Ahlbergs.  The Jolly Postman goes round to various nursery rhyme characters giving them their mail and having a cup of tea- the wicked witch, the three bears, jack and the beanstalk, the big bad wolf, Goldilocks.  He delivers letters, a party invitation, a catalogue (that's my favorite), even a legal letter.   All of which can be taken out of the envelopes and read separately.  It's been a chore trying to keep all the pieces together and in the proper envelopes (and we have a few tears in the pages) but it's very fun to read.

Mailing May

This came in the mail yesterday (appropriately enough).

Mailing May

Michael O. Tunnell 1997

illustrated by Ted Rand

May’s family can’t afford a train ticket for her to visit her grandma, so they mail her instead! The best part is, it’s a true story from 1914.