Children's Illustrated Books

[Branocophile]

We're trying to locate a children's picture book from the late 1950s or very early '60s. It's a story of a postman who gets fed up of delivering mail and starts making strawberry ice-cream which is so successful that he goes on to delivering the ice-cream, and then the mail, by helicopter. Does anyone else remember it? If we had a title or an author it would be a great help. Thanks in advance.

[shaneystar2]

The Flying Postman by Violet Hilda Drummond

[Branocophile]

Thanks a million, shaneystar2. A shiney star indeed. Now we'll try to find it.

[cancross]

See here:

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults? an=Drummond&bi=0&bx=off&ds=30&sortby=2&sts=t&t n=Flying+Postman&x=38&y=11

Not cheap, unfortunately.

[Branocophile]

Thanks, cancross, for the details. Good to see there are still copies around. We know where to look when our boat comes in.