The Jolly Postmaster & Other People's Letters

Book Blog Module #1   Intertextuality

The Jolly Postmaster

& Other People’s Letters

By:  Janet & Allan Alhberg

A.    Author	Janet and Allan Ahlberg
B.     Title	The Jolly Postman or Other People’s Letters
C.     Illustrator	Janet Ahlberg
D.    Readability Score	3, 4, 5 Grade Level
E.     Genre	Fiction
F.      Subgenre	Fairytale and Folklore
G.    Theme	Purposes of Letter Writing
H.    Primary and Secondary Characters	Jolly Postman, Three Bears, Goldilocks, Hansel and Gretel, Wicked Witch, Jack, Mr. Bigg, and Wolf
I.       Awards/Date of Publication	2001
J.       Publishing Company	LB Kids
K.    ISBN Number	9780316126441
L.     Summary	The Jolly Postman bicycles through town on his bicycle delivering letters to fairytale characters.  Some of the letters are from the villain of the story.  The Jolly Postman stops, drinks tea at each stop while the readers takes time to read the letter.
M.   Picture of Book Cover
N.    Usage with students	1.Students can compare the different types of letters written to the characters.    2.The reader can rewrite a letter in her or her own words.  Can be used as a review of these genres of literature.   3. Help children begin to explore rhyme and a variety of writing styles. 4.Story elements such as plot, setting, character and theme can be used as a focus.  The characters, setting and plot throughout the book making it a versatile book in the classroom.