Mr Pringle has given his class the morning off while Ted Glen varnishes the schoolroom floor. So Julian joins Pat on his rounds to gather information for his class talk that day. After lunch, Julian walks across the shiny new floor and stands at the front of the class to describe all the important jobs that people in Greendale do. But it's not until Pat discovers Ted - fast asleep in the corner of the classroom - that the children fully understand how tiring hard work can be!

 

This book is part of a book series called Postman Pat .

There are 24 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 2004 by Simon & Schuster .

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.