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Postman Planet
“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, Paperback
Published January 15, 2026
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June 8, 2026
Welcome to an universe in which bringing mail can be very dangerous and adventurous!
When I saw that Ben Davis (author of delightful Lenny Lemmon series) had a new book coming out? I had to get it. Sadly, pre-ordering isn’t working these days, but I was able to get it quite soon after the release day and in March I read the book and had just oodles of fun!
In this one we meet a character named Postman Planet. He thinks he is the ultimate postman of the universe, but is he? His manager says otherwise. And I am hearing you ask how a boy can be a postman for the planets? Well. Moustache. And attitude. Lots of it. I have to say I was a bit disappointed that he wasn’t as skilled as he makes himself to be, but I did like his character a lot. And I have to say, not many kids his age would do all this, so kudos to him. Plus, he is very friendly and tries his best. He likes making friends and welcomes anyone who wants to be part of his circle. I loved that he decided that instead of just hanging out in an empty house he was going to have adventures, and to that I can only say, yes! I understand that.
His assistant Stamp a sort of hybrid dog/robot was a tad annoying, I think for most it was the accent/the way they talked. It just had me re-reading at times because the words they use. But as the story continued I started liking Stamp more. I am already impressed that I didn’t hate them instantly as I do often with talking animal companions.
I just had a laugh at the story. From a planet made from interesting materials to space vikings to pigs flying to much more, there is never a dull moments and I was just having so much fun. The author really got creative and I can just imagine how much fun he had while writing this. It just oozes of the pages.
While I generally like unicorns who are friendly, I do appreciate authors who make them bratty/cocky/mean. It is just much more fun as everyone sees unicorns as magical sweet beings.
I was laughing at the fact that helium sniffing (a thing that happens a lot in these times) was a thing in this book. I just hadn’t expected this to appear in a book, especially not a children’s books.
I loved the names the author thought of in this book. From Ümlaut the space viking with the squeaky voice to Stamp’s mom whose nickname was Flossie but she had a whole different name. Or the annoying unicorns called Brack, Jack, Zack. I just had so many cases of the giggles as I read.
Be sure to also read the Acknowledgements. I normally don’t read those, but this time I just had to. It made me laugh so hard.
The illustrations by Yasmin Sheikh were a delight and made the book complete.
I would highly recommend this book to all and I hope that there are many more adventures of Postman Planet and his crew!
Review also posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
When I saw that Ben Davis (author of delightful Lenny Lemmon series) had a new book coming out? I had to get it. Sadly, pre-ordering isn’t working these days, but I was able to get it quite soon after the release day and in March I read the book and had just oodles of fun!
In this one we meet a character named Postman Planet. He thinks he is the ultimate postman of the universe, but is he? His manager says otherwise. And I am hearing you ask how a boy can be a postman for the planets? Well. Moustache. And attitude. Lots of it. I have to say I was a bit disappointed that he wasn’t as skilled as he makes himself to be, but I did like his character a lot. And I have to say, not many kids his age would do all this, so kudos to him. Plus, he is very friendly and tries his best. He likes making friends and welcomes anyone who wants to be part of his circle. I loved that he decided that instead of just hanging out in an empty house he was going to have adventures, and to that I can only say, yes! I understand that.
His assistant Stamp a sort of hybrid dog/robot was a tad annoying, I think for most it was the accent/the way they talked. It just had me re-reading at times because the words they use. But as the story continued I started liking Stamp more. I am already impressed that I didn’t hate them instantly as I do often with talking animal companions.
I just had a laugh at the story. From a planet made from interesting materials to space vikings to pigs flying to much more, there is never a dull moments and I was just having so much fun. The author really got creative and I can just imagine how much fun he had while writing this. It just oozes of the pages.
While I generally like unicorns who are friendly, I do appreciate authors who make them bratty/cocky/mean. It is just much more fun as everyone sees unicorns as magical sweet beings.
I was laughing at the fact that helium sniffing (a thing that happens a lot in these times) was a thing in this book. I just hadn’t expected this to appear in a book, especially not a children’s books.
I loved the names the author thought of in this book. From Ümlaut the space viking with the squeaky voice to Stamp’s mom whose nickname was Flossie but she had a whole different name. Or the annoying unicorns called Brack, Jack, Zack. I just had so many cases of the giggles as I read.
Be sure to also read the Acknowledgements. I normally don’t read those, but this time I just had to. It made me laugh so hard.
The illustrations by Yasmin Sheikh were a delight and made the book complete.
I would highly recommend this book to all and I hope that there are many more adventures of Postman Planet and his crew!
Review also posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
April 25, 2026
Properly funny. Properly fun. Recommended for anyone 6+
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