We all love receiving mail.
The anticipation of what is going to be inside the letter box, the rumble of the motorbike or the knock on the door.
But what if you didn’t live near a road?
Then the Riverboat Postman will be the one to deliver your mail!
In Joanne Karcz’s second picture book, she has captured the magic of the Riverboat Postman through rhyme and storytelling.
Told through the eyes of two young sea farers, the reader is taken on a journey up the Hawkesbury River, past the houses, national parks and friendly dogs that dot the landscape.
We meet the friendly driver and the residents – human and their dogs, who live along the river and rely on the Riverboat Postman for not only mail but other supplies they might need.
The Riverboat Postman is a real boat and it does head out every day. It has been delivering mail to properties for over 100 years and tourists are able to take part in this journey too.
Joanne has brought this journey to life and made this experience accessible to those who may not know it exists. She has described the scenery as it exists and the people who make the Hawkesbury a wonderful place to live.
Joanne’s knack for rhyme makes this journey even more fun for the young reader and the soft pastels used by Elizabeth Irvin show the natural colours of the river the surrounds.
There is even a map in the book that you can follow to work out where the boat travels from Brooklyn to Marlow Creek!
The Riverboat Postman is a lovely sing-song book to read out loud or perhaps even sing, so give yourself some time to check this book out.
Joanne has self published this book again so head over to her website or perhaps take yourself on a journey on the Riverboat Postman!
