Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City: from the creator of Draw with Rob (Hardback)
Rob Biddulph (author)Published: 02/09/2021
The first part in an exciting new series from the multi-award-winning children’s author and illustrator ‘Draw with Rob’ Biddulph whisks the reader into the world of Peanut Jones as she searches for her disappeared father and finds her pen charged with magical powers.
Superstar, author and illustrator Rob Biddulph dazzles in Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City, the first title in an adventure series for boys and girls of 8+. Fizzing with magic, danger, friendship and art, this exciting, funny, middle-grade debut is from the bestselling creative genius behind #DrawWithRob.
Some legends are born, some are drawn . . .
Drawing feels like magic to Peanut Jones. But art can't fix her problems. Her dad has gone missing, and she's stuck in a boring new school. Until the day she finds a unique pencil turbo-charged with special powers. Suddenly she's pulled into a world packed with more colour, creativity, excitement and danger than she could ever have imagined. And maybe, just maybe, she might find out what happened to her dad.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781529040524
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 776 g
Dimensions: 224 x 143 x 34 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Goodness me, this book! Rob Biddulph has only gone & done it again. Committed the ultimate crime of being far too awesome. I mean, look at this utter beauty?! Those illustrations. This book is EPIC' - Laura Ellen Anderson
'A wildly imaginative, big-hearted celebration of creativity' - Anna James, bestselling author of the Pages & Co series
'A masterful mix of art, heart and edge-of-your-seat adventure. I love Peanut Jones!' - Sibeal Pounder
'Fresh and original, it's full of Biddulph's characteristic warmth and, of course, his striking illustrations.' - Fiona Noble, The Bookseller
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