Postman Pat's Day in Bed is a 1987 storybook based on the Postman Pat series. It was written by the series creator, John Cunliffe, and illustrated by Joan Hickson.
Pat is feeling poorly and unable to deliver the post. He has to spend the day in bed while a stranger takes on the post rounds.
Tropes:
- Artistic License – Animal Care: Mrs. Goggins leaves a bowl of milk for Jess. Real adult cats cannot digest the lactose in milk.
- Artistic License – Medicine: Mrs. Goggins claims she's okay to visit Pat because she's had the flu before, and won't get it again. Unlike chickenpox, someone can absolutely get the flu more than once.
- Distaff Counterpart: Mollie, the substitute postwoman, turns out to not be all that different from Pat; she sometimes gets the van stuck in the mud, she stops to chat with everyone on the round, and she's a Friend to All Children.
- Hot Drink Cure: Mrs. Goggins has Pat take an aspirin with a hot drink for his headache.
- Out of Focus: Julian only briefly appears at the school, and Sara doesn't even appear at all.
- Sick Episode: Pat has caught the flu, and can't deliver the post.
- Sickness Equals Redness: Pat's nose goes pink while he is sick.
- Spiky Hair: Mollie has quite the punkish hairdo; it's spiked and dyed green and pink.
