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The Jolly Postman Quotes
10 of the best book quotes from The Jolly Postman
01
“Once upon a bicycle, So they say, A Jolly Postman came one day From over the hills And far away...”
Allan Ahlberg
author
The Jolly Postman
book
Jolly Postman
character
hills
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bicycles
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far away
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days
concepts
02
“Off went the Postman, Toodle-oo! In his uniform of postal blue To a gingerbread cottage- And garage too! With a letter for the Wicked Witch.”
Allan Ahlberg
author
The Jolly Postman
book
Jolly Postman
character
wickedness
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letter
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garage
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witches
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uniforms
ᐧ
blue
ᐧ
cottages
ᐧ
gingerbread
concepts
03
“Once more on his bicycle The Postman rode To a beautiful palace, so we’ve been told, Where nightingales sang And a sign said ‘SOLD’, With a letter for...Cinderella. (There’s a surprise!)”
Allan Ahlberg
author
The Jolly Postman
book
Jolly Postman
character
letter
ᐧ
surprise
ᐧ
beautiful
ᐧ
signs
ᐧ
palace
ᐧ
bicycles
concepts
04
“Later on, the Postman, Feeling hot, Came upon a ‘grandma’ in a shady spot; But ‘Grandma’- What big teeth you’ve got!”
Allan Ahlberg
author
The Jolly Postman
book
Jolly Postman
ᐧ
Grandma
characters
feelings
ᐧ
hot
ᐧ
teeth
ᐧ
shady
ᐧ
big
concepts
05
“Now the Jolly Postman, Nearly done (so is the story), Came to a house where a party had begun. On the step Was a Bear with a bun.”
Allan Ahlberg
author
The Jolly Postman
book
Jolly Postman
character
houses
ᐧ
bear
ᐧ
steps
ᐧ
story
ᐧ
bread
ᐧ
party
concepts
06
“So Goldilocks put the pound note In the pocket of her frock, And the Postman joined the party And they all played ‘Postman’s Knock’. “
Allan Ahlberg
author
The Jolly Postman
book
Jolly Postman
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Goldilocks
characters
to join
ᐧ
games
ᐧ
note
ᐧ
pockets
ᐧ
play
ᐧ
party
ᐧ
dresses
concepts
07
“Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake baker’s man, Bake me a cake as fast as you can, Carry it in on a beautiful plate And light up the candles- TODAY I AM EIGHT!”
Allan Ahlberg
author
The Jolly Postman
book
bear
ᐧ
light
ᐧ
going fast
ᐧ
birthdays
ᐧ
dish
ᐧ
cake
ᐧ
bakers
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beautiful
ᐧ
rhymes
ᐧ
flame of a candle
concepts
08
“So ‘Grandma’ read the letter And poured the tea, Which the not-so-Jolly Postman Drank...nervously.”
Allan Ahlberg
author
The Jolly Postman
book
Grandma
ᐧ
Jolly Postman
characters
drinks
ᐧ
drinking
ᐧ
letter
ᐧ
tea
ᐧ
nervousness
ᐧ
to read
concepts
09
“So Cinders read her little book, The Postman drank champagne Then wobbled off On his round again (and again and again – Oops!)”
Allan Ahlberg
author
The Jolly Postman
book
Jolly Postman
character
mail
ᐧ
drinks
ᐧ
bicycles
ᐧ
to read
ᐧ
work
ᐧ
drunk
ᐧ
books
concepts
10
“Soon the Jolly Postman, We hear tell, Stopped at a door with a giant bell And a giant Bottle of milk as well”
Allan Ahlberg
author
The Jolly Postman
book
Jolly Postman
character
milk
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bottles
ᐧ
to hear
ᐧ
stopping
ᐧ
door
ᐧ
giants
ᐧ
bells
concepts
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Becoming
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dumbledore
Gandalf
Mere Christianity
The Cat In The Hat
The Great Gatsby
The Handmaid's Tale
The Hunger Games
The Jungle Book
Where the Crawdads Sing
Winnie the Pooh
hills
bicycles
far away
days
Jolly Postman
wickedness
letter
garage
witches
uniforms
blue
cottages
gingerbread
surprise
beautiful
signs
palace
feelings
hot
Grandma
teeth
shady
big
houses
bear
steps
story
bread
party
to join
games
note
pockets
play
dresses
Goldilocks
light
going fast
birthdays
dish
cake
bakers
rhymes
flame of a candle
drinks
drinking
tea
nervousness
to read
mail
work
drunk
books
milk
bottles
to hear
stopping
door
giants
bells
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