Postman Planet
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Postman Planet
THE FIRST IN A HIGH-ENERGY, HILARIOUS AND HIGHLY-ILLUSTATED YOUNG-FICTION SERIES FROM AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR (AND EVERYDAY POSTMAN) BEN DAVIS.
“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
*Ben Davis has won multiple awards, including the Sheffield, Derbyshire and Warwickshire Children's Book Awards
Series: Postman Planet
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781398545953
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 January 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Gallery Kids
Illustration: b-w, highly illustrated throughout
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Yasmin Sheikh
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 160
About the Author
Ben Davis lives in Staffordshire where he's mainly a children's author (which he's won awards for), but he also: • Occasionally dabbles in journalism, and has featured in Sunday Times, Independent and Book Trust • Was a regular on the stand-up comedy circuit for many years • Is parent to two rats – Ratty and Cheddar • Is an everyday postman (TikTok) Yasmin Sheikh is an artist from the flat lands of the Netherlands. She specialises in making comics, character design and colourful products. In her free time she enjoys playing video games, travelling and collecting designer toys and stationery.
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