The Jolly Postman, or Other People's Letters

The Jolly Postman, by the British married duo, the Ahlbergs, was a throwback when it was published in the '80s and seems even more so now, but its inventiveness remains, with letters between Mother Goose characters—an apology note from Goldilocks to the three bears, an attorney's threat to the Big Bad Wolf—each placed in their own envelope. A librarian's nightmare, but lots of fun, especially for young isolated readers who might want to send and receive their own letters to absent loved ones right now. (Ages 2 to 6)