The
Postman Planet Series
BOOK ONE
“It’s fun, silly and, in this National Year of Reading, precisely the kind of gateway entertainment that will show a six-year-old that books can give you a good time […] Consider the daftest story of the new year successfully delivered.” – The Times, Children’s Book of the Week
“A laugh-out-loud, highly illustrated interstellar caper” – The Guardian
THE FIRST IN A HIGH-ENERGY, HILARIOUS AND HIGHLY-ILLUSTRATED YOUNG-FICTION SERIES FROM AWARD-WINNING* AUTHOR (AND EVERYDAY POSTMAN) BEN DAVIS, PERFECT FOR FANS OF BUNNY VS MONKEY.
Postman Planet has a big secret. LOOK AWAY NOW IF YOU CAN’T KEEP SECRETS. Although he PRETENDS to be the best postman in the Universe, he’s actually only nine. Anyway, he's on a mission to make an essential delivery to the Planet of Fluffy Unicorns: an inflatable planet that is, as we speak, deflating. It’s up to Postman Planet and his ANNOYING new assistant Stamp, who is part-robot part-dog, to save the day.
Laugh-out-loud funny, short chapters and full of illustrations
Great for readers aged 6+ and reluctant readers
With themes of friendship, sharing and teamwork
Praise for Postman Planet
“The silliest book you'll read all year” - Louie Stowell, author of Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good
“A wild and hilarious ride” – Phil Earle, author of When the Sky Falls
“I laughed so hard I nearly lost orbit!” – Jenny Pearson, author of The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates
“Ben is one of the funniest voices in children’s fiction” – Emily-Jane Clark, author of Cringe Club
“First Class fun and frolics” – Emer Stamp, author of the Diary of Pig series
BOOK TWO
When an important visitor turns up at school one day, Lenny and his friends are surprised to find themselves sent to the back field to count the footballs and tidy up the bibs. The school dog, Crumbs, has been sent there too.
He’s quite a lively dog and prone to over-enthusiasm. Suddenly they realise it’s all a ruse to keep them away from the guest! Furious, and not a little hurt, our heroes rush into school, demanding answers and an apology. The subsequent encounter (chase) with the important visitor nearly brings downs the school. But, of course, Lenny and friends, with the help of enthusiastic Crumbs, save the day and show everyone that Fleetwood Academy is the place to be!
Illustrated by James Lancett
BOOK THREE
In order to boost sales for Lenny’s grandmother’s ice-cream shop, Lenny persuades Sam to dress as an alien to attract attention to it.
Soon there are sightings of aliens all over town and it becomes the subject of intense media scrutiny. The journalists and tourists and alien watchers all buy ice creams and business booms. So Lenny tells Sam he can take his costume off now and Sam points out he’s no longer wearing it. What?! Who is-? OMG!
Illustrated by James Lancett
BOOK FOUR
Lenny's big brother, Brandon, has been persuaded to take him and his friends to a safari park. Soon things are out of control and they're trapped in the car in the middle of the lions' enclosure with a claustrophobic gazelle.
Fortunately, the gathering lions aren't fans of Snot Touch, Brandon's band, so they blast them with his terrible music and the animals flee. Soon they're rescued, though the gazelle will never be the same again...
Illustrated by James Lancett
Reviews
Guardian’s Best Children’s Book of the Month
Featured in BookTrust’s Great Books Guide 2023
One of the Sunday Express’s Family Favourites Books of the year
“A hilarious, highly illustrated romp for readers of 6+.” - The Guardian
“The action and humour are pitched perfectly at seven and eight year olds. Meanwhile, the short chapters, large font and energetic illustrations make it super appealing and accessible to all levels of reader.” - BookTrust
“Anarchic fun and captures the fizzy subversive feeling of a dog in the playground.” - Louie Stowell