Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City: from the creator of Draw with Rob (Peanut Jones, 1)

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A masterful mix of art, heart and edge-of-your-seat adventure. I love Peanut Jones! -- Sibeal Pounder David Walliams ‘UTTERLY ENGROSSING… HEAVES WITH IMAGINATIVE IDEAS AND BRILLIANTLY ORIGINAL CHARACTERS’ I spotted this eye-catching book on the library shelf. Well, my brother spotted it, actually, but that doesn't matter. My son and I have long been fans of Rob Biddulph’s picture books so I was really excited to learn that he had written a middle grade book and delighted to get my hands on an advance copy. In 2020 he broke the Guinness World Record for the largest ever online art class when 45,611 people tuned in to his live #DrawWithRob YouTube class. Before he became a full-time author/illustrator Rob was the art director of the Observer Magazine, NME, Uncut, SKY and Just Seventeen.

Harold and the Purple Crayon meets The Train to Impossible Places for boys and girls of 8+, this dazzling adventure fizzes with magic, danger, friendship and art. It’s funny too . . . The RRP is the suggested or Recommended Retail Price of a product, set by the publisher or manufacturer. Rashmi Sirdeshpande, award-winning author of Good News and Never Teach a Stegosaurus to do Sums ‘Fresh and original, it's full of Biddulph's characteristic warmth and, of course, his striking illustrations’The first title in a brand new adventure series for boys and girls of 8+. Fizzing with magic, danger, friendship and art, this exciting, fun, middle-grade debut is from the bestselling and record-breaking author and illustrator behind #DrawWithRob. In March 2020 he started #DrawWithRob, a series of twice-weekly draw-along videos designed to help parents whose children were forced to stay home from school due to the Covid 19 pandemic. #DrawWithRob became an internet sensation, garnering national and international media coverage, and has been used as a learning resource by thousands of families across the globe. In 2020 he broke the Guinness World Record for the largest ever online art class when 45,611 people tuned in to his live #DrawWithRob YouTube class. He was the official World Book Day Illustrator for 2019, 2020 and 2021. He is the author of many highly, acclaimed, award-winning picture books, including Blown Away, GRRRRR!, Odd Dog Out, Sunk, Kevin, Show and Tell, Dog Gone and the Dinosaur Juniors series. Mister Bodd Blog ‘Once in a while a book comes along that is totally special in every possible way’

BookTrust ‘a vividly illustrated, immersive romp that will leave readers desperate for the next instalment’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 Peanut Jones is not happy. Her dad is missing. He mysteriously disappeared a year ago and, while her mom has come to believe that he’s abandoned his family, Peanut is not buying it. For him to vanish is completely out of character and Peanut suspects foul play. To make matters worse, Peanut has had to move schools and now attends St Hubert’s School for the Seriously Scientific and Terminally Mathematic. It’s a far cry from Melody High where Peanut had flourished and been encouraged in all her artistic endeavours. He is the author of many highly, acclaimed, award-winning picture books, including Blown Away, GRRRRR!, Odd Dog Out, Sunk, Kevin, Show and Tell, Dog Gone and the Dinosaur Juniors series. Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City is the first book in a trilogy and we’re left on a cliffhanger. I can’t wait to see what’s in store next for Peanut and her friends! A vividly illustrated, immersive romp that will leave readers desperate for the next instalment * Guardian *