Postcards and stamps for you!

Today sees a special set of stamps issued in the UK, part of a European wide project to issue stamps featuring children’s books throughout 2010. The UK contribution takes images of Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne and uses them on stamps, which although unfortunately not available at most post offices (crazy, heh?), you [...]

99 picture books about post / mail / letters

Spurred on by the International Postcard Swap for Families that we’re hosting here on Playing by the book, I thought I’d bring together a list of picture books which features sending and/or receiving post/mail, or writing letters. With the help of the generous community who make up the Child Lit email group at Rutgers I’ve [...]

Nonfiction Monday – A day in the life of a Postman

Given the International Postcard Swap for Families we’re hosting at Playing by the book, for my contribution to this week’s Nonfiction Monday I’m reviewing A Day in the Life of a Postman by Carol Watson This book takes the form of a photo diary starting at 5am with Basra the postman arriving at a large [...]

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