The Princess and the (Greedy) Pea
Age 3+
Picture Storybooks
There was a green pea who swallowed a sprout. Without a doubt, a Brussels sprout. What's that about?
This little pea is SO hungry! So hungry that he has swallowed a sprout, slurped down some soup, munched all the bread, wolfed down the pie, gobbled the cake, noshed all the pickle, guzzled the cheese (that made him sneeze), drank all the tea, and then, chomped up the table! And after ALL that, he needs to have a rest. But just WHOSE food was he eating? And WHOSE bed is he resting in? Cue ... one very grumpy, very hungry princess … with a taste for revenge.
A highly imaginative modern retelling of fairy-tale classic, The Princess and the Pea, and much-loved nursery rhyme, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, with artwork that is both stylishly detailed and incredibly funny.
Creators
Leigh Hodgkinson is an author, illustrator, animation director, designer and kids tv creator. She has made around 25 books that have been published all over the world. Leigh is the designer and co-creator of Cbeebies show, Olobob Top. Leigh writes a diary every day, likes swimming, stripes, buttons, cheese, listening to records and making things out of old things. She is not so keen on slugs, tidying or parking. Find her online at www.leighhodgkinson.co.uk, on Twitter as @hoonbutton and on Instagram as @leigh_hodgkinson.
Reviews
A pea slurps, gobbles and munches his way through a feat in this comic reimagining of The Princess and the Pea […] Hodgkinson, who co-creaed Olibob Top, clearly had fun imagining why the Pea of the original tale stopped the princess from sleeping, and in this bright and bouncy version the Pea is gloriously greedy and round.
The Bookseller
