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Santa Post

The perfect Christmas gift with fun lift-the-flap letters, for fans of The Jolly Christmas Postman

Emma Yarlett author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Walker Books Ltd

Published:5th Oct '23

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Santa Post cover

An irresistible Christmas gift book, full of festive cheer, from award-winning author-illustrator Emma Yarlett, with hilarious letters and parcels to open.

Santa receives post from children all over the world. But when Amy sends him a letter, he just can't work out what she wants as her gift. Will Santa manage to find Amy the right present in time for Christmas Eve?

"A joyful festive novelty picture book, crammed with real letters to open and explore." The Bookseller
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Lift the flaps to read the magical letters and collect the rest of the Post Bag series:
DRAGON POST – A fiery story about friendship and asking for help
“An adorable story…” Mail on Sunday

MONSTER POST – A hilarious novelty book about a quick thinking child and a soft-hearted beast
"A riotous picture book party." The Guardian Review

UNICORN POST– An enchanting story about a little girl and a lost unicorn
“A lovely read-aloud.” Teach Primary

A joyful festive novelty picture book, crammed with real letters to open and explore. -- Fiona Noble * The Bookseller *
The stunning illustrations and humorous text makes this a fantastic book for reading aloud. Children will love the interactive nature of the letters and presents which give this book a novelty touch. This is sure to be a favourite this festive season. * Early Years Educator *
Little letters to open and read throughout the box, perfect for keeping little hands busy and interested. My daughter loves to open them up. Ultimately this is a story of gratitude and appreciating the simple things in life. A wonderful lesson at this time of the year. Emma Yarlett writing and illustrations are just brilliant. Definitely recommend this book. -- Parent * Toppsta *

We teamed with children’s review site, Toppsta, to run a giveaway on their social media to encourage early reviews and received some wonderful responses:

There is a great deal of humour in the book, and the illustrations are fab. My son particularly liked the way each letter opened up differently. I loved the elves humour! Definitely for boys and girls Christmas stockings - would also be good for letter writing if your teach primary school children! – Parent

A lovely book - beautifully illustrated with quirky letters to read. We loved it. – Teacher

It's lots of fun and beautifully illustrated. Sure to brighten up any Christmas shelf. – Parent

This story is engaging and the envelopes and letters fold out making this book hugely appealing to children (and adult sized children). The quality of the paper is wonderful and I wasn’t worried about the envelopes or paper getting torn or crumpled. The illustrations are lovely with lots of expression and details that you can discuss to add further layers to the story. A lovely book for young children. - Parent

This is a fabulous story for little ones and families to enjoy together in the run up to Christmas. My children loved hearing this story, and I quite enjoyed reading it to them too! - Parent

Lovely book with lots of flaps and the such to open and read the letters. We love Emma Yarlett and this is a brilliant festive addition to the book pile – Parent

Ultimately this is a story of gratitude and appreciating the simple things in life. A wonderful lesson at this time of the year. Emma Yarlett writing and illustrations are just brilliant. Definitely recommend this book. - Parent

* Toppsta *
My daughters loved lifting the flaps of all the letters and parcels. Emma’s illustrations are so detailed and the letters are filled with humour. We absolutely loved the ending! * PictureBookPerfect *

ISBN: 9781529512076

Dimensions: 226mm x 224mm x 6mm

Weight: 240g

32 pages