The Runaway Pea Left Behind
By (Author) Kjartan Poskitt
Illustrated by Alex Willmore
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Simon & Schuster Childrens Books
1st September 2021
22nd July 2021
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Picture storybooks
823.92
Paperback
32
Width 260mm, Height 260mm
Were on the way back from a big shopping trip
But the bags caught a nail and its started to rip.
Dropetty PLOP! Now what could that be
All on his own its a left-behind pea.
Disaster strikes when Pea falls out of the shopping bag . . . Is this the end Is it ALL OVER FOR PEA! Of course its not! Follow Pea as he journeys across the city on a skateboard, and bus, and even on the wings of a passing-by bird and has the adventure OF A LIFETIME! Sometimes it pays to be small . . .
THE RUNAWAY PEA LEFT BEHIND is laugh-out-loud funny, bursting with imagination, and the most perfect third story in this much-loved series. The first book, THE RUNAWAY PEA, was chosen as BookTrust's Time to Read book of 2020, being given to 775,000 children in the UK.
Keep your eyes PEAled for more brilliant Pea books - The Runaway Peaand The Runaway Pea: Washed Away!
Kjartan Poskitts books have been translated into thirty languages and include theMurderous Mathsseries, as well as books on space, puzzles, andmagic. He has also writtenfunny childrens fiction includingUrgum the Axeman,Borgon the Axeboy and the Whispering Temple, the award-winningAgatha Parrotseries, and The Runaway Pea. Alex Willmore is an illustrator/designer whose passion lies in character design. Born in Northampton, England, Alex has been drawing characters since the moment he first picked up a pencil. A love of animals and picture books have inspired him and led to a career in illustration. Alex has been twice nominated for the Sheffield Childrens Book Award, was long-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2020, and is currently nominated for The Federation of Childrens Book Groups Childrens Book Award 2020.