Snow is falling and Greendale is expecting a white Christmas. But Dr Gilbertson and Pat are worried about a very special delivery. Jenny is expecting a baby. The blocked roads mean that the ambulance will not make it up the hill. Pat hatches a plan and everyone helps with the making of a wonderful sleigh and together they save the day!

 

This is volume 24 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. Stuart Trotter has illustrated Brum and the Airport Adventure and Brum Pop-up.