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Postman Planet: The hilarious new series to get kids reading!
“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
THE FIRST IN A HIGH-ENERGY, HILARIOUS AND HIGHLY-ILLUSTATED 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 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 illustrationsGreat for readers aged 6+ and reluctant readersWith themes of friendship, sharing and teamwork
?Praise for Postman Planet
A Times Children's Book of the Week (10/01/26)“The silliest book you'll read all year” - Louie Stowell, author of 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
*Ben Davis has won multiple awards, including the Sheffield, Derbyshire and Warwickshire Children's Book Awards
THE FIRST IN A HIGH-ENERGY, HILARIOUS AND HIGHLY-ILLUSTATED 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 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 illustrationsGreat for readers aged 6+ and reluctant readersWith themes of friendship, sharing and teamwork
?Praise for Postman Planet
A Times Children's Book of the Week (10/01/26)“The silliest book you'll read all year” - Louie Stowell, author of 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
*Ben Davis has won multiple awards, including the Sheffield, Derbyshire and Warwickshire Children's Book Awards
160 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 15, 2026
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