Hardback novelty book with a detachable board van with velcro and ribbon. A chance for children to drive Pat's van through the lanes of Greendale and help Pat with his deliveries.

Postman Pat has forgotten to post his postcards while he is on holiday so he decides to hand deliver them when he gets back. He's very secretive about where he went - "just wait till you get your cards" he smiles. But when the cards arrive they are very strange cards indeed - just bits of a picture. When everyone gathers together in the village hall they begin to piece together the mystery.

This is volume 62 in Postman Pat .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1999 by Hachette Children's Group .

John Cunliffe qualified as a librarian and teacher, and has been involved with children's books for over forty years. He began writing full-time in 1988, although his first children's book was published in 1964. He was commissioned by the BBC to write the Postman Pat series in 1978. These were broadcast in 1981; the new series of Postman Pat is currently being broadcast. He is the writer and presenter of Rosie and Jim, broadcast on the ITV network. He hopes to work with multimedia in the future.