book cover of Postman Planet
 

Postman Planet

(2026)
(The first book in the Postman Planet series)
A novel by

 
 
‘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-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


      Genre: Children's Fiction

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