The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters

Janet Ahlberg

This nostalgic classic, including real letters, is a must-have for every child. This gorgeously illustrated, full-color classic celebrates a time before email by depicting amusing correspondence between fairy tale and Mother Goose characters. What could possibly be in a letter from Goldilocks to the T...

Jack Maggs: Winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award 1998

Peter Carey

The year is 1837 and ex-convict Jack Maggs has returned illegally to London from Australia. Installing himself in the household of a genteel grocer, he attracts the attention of a cross-section of society. Saucy Mercy Larkin wants him for a mate. Writer Tobias Oates wants to possess his soul through hyp...