Little Pea designs stamps. He has stamps with pictures of his friends the insects who live around his tiny home. He has stamps with pictures of tomatoes and cars and flowers but today he is out of inspiration. Little Pea decides to build a plane and take a grand journey. Unfortunately his tiny homemade plane crashes. Fortunately he did pack a parachute. Little Pea finds himself in a new place with unusual plants and unfamiliar insects but they make him welcome. Eventually he knows he must go home. Kindly his new friends make him a new plane.
When he arrives home Little Pea has all the inspiration he needs for his new stamps.
Read this review for more plot details: Each page is joy-filled, with Little Pea celebrating a birthday with the insects, working on his many eclectic hobbies, and riding on a scooter made using a matchstick for a handlebar and buttons for wheels. Canadian Review of Materials
I should also mention Little Pea loves to collect bottle tops - just delightful.
This book was first published in French with the title La grand voyage de Petit Pois. The English translation is by Sarah Khun.
I love the mission statement/philosophy of the publisher Milky Way:
Milky Way Picture Books is a new independent imprint dedicated to illustrated children’s books, located near Montréal, Canada. In our house, we believe it’s never too early to nurture the idea that books are special spaces in which to experience and share moments of beauty. By sparking a child’s interest in literature, storytelling, illustration, and art, we hope to make the act of discovering books something they’ll want to repeat. Our mission at Milky Way Picture Books is to stimulate children’s passion for beautiful books.
One of the things I love about writing this blog is the way I make book discoveries. I now find Little Pea's Grand Journey (2017) is the second book in a series:
The tiny tale of Little Pea 2016 - "When he was born, Little Pea was tiny. Teeny-tiny." His clothes were hand sewn by his mother and his shoes were hand-me-down doll shoes. As he grew older, Little Pea enjoyed climbing tomato plants, driving around in his wind-up car and riding on the backs of grasshoppers. But then Little Pea started school. And he suddenly realised just how small he was. Too small for his chair. Too small to play the flute. Too small for gym class. What would become of wee Little Pea?
Little Pea's drawing school 2021 - Discover Little Pea's Drawing School, where everyone is about to learn an important lesson about art, even the teacher!Little Pea is now an accomplished artist-everyone knows it. One day, a friend of his encourages him to open a drawing school. What a marvellous idea! Soon, his first class is ready to attend his lessons, and everyone is working hard to improve their skills and techniques. Little Pea will learn that one does not always recognize a great artist at first glance.
Here are some other terrific books illustrated by Davide Cali
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