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The Peculiar Thing with the Pea

Kaye Umansky author Claire Powell illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:3rd Sep '20

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The Peculiar Thing with the Pea cover

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An unconventional princess meets a rather reluctant prince as Queen of comedy Kaye Umansky brings a hilarious twist to fairy tale tradition.

An unconventional princess meets a rather reluctant prince as Queen of comedy Kaye Umansky brings a hilarious twist to fairy tale tradition.

Prince Pete isn't ready for marriage – he's only eleven! And this peculiar business with the pea is the daftest thing he's ever heard. Mother reckons she can find him the perfect royal bride and thinks the pea is the one true test. But when scruffy-looking Patsy comes along, claiming to be a princess, Mother's careful scheming quickly turns to soup.

A laugh-out-loud retelling of The Princess and the Pea like you've never heard it before!

Particularly suitable for readers aged 7+ with a reading age of 8.

"A fantastic retelling … This story will have children laughing-out-loud" – The Book Activist, blog

"A very funny take on the well known fairytale, which will have readers giggling throughout" – Makebelieve and Manuscripts, blog

"A fantastic story for challenging stereotypes … a super read" – Kate Heap, Scope for the Imagination

ISBN: 9781781129197

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 6mm

Weight: 120g

72 pages