Set in the familiar surroundings of Greendale, Postman Pat and his trusty companion Jess, the balck and white cat, feature in these two stories. Young Tom Pottage has difficulty learniing his alphabet and counting from 1 to 10. Try as he might he just cannot remember his letters or numbers but Postman Pat is on hand to help Tom and learning soon becomes fun for them all. These two stories have been beautifully animated by Ivor Wood and the stories written by John Cunliffe. Ken Barrie lovingly narrates the stories. The hugely popular Postman Pat song is also featured for everyone to sing along. Learning becomes fun with Postman Pat.