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A review by beckys_book_blog
Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City by Rob Biddulph
5.0
Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City by Rob Biddulph
This is a magical, exciting new adventure series for readers aged 8/9+ from the amazing picture book illustrator Rob Biddulph (Draw with Rob)
In the story Peanut Jones is desperately missing her dad who mysteriously vanished and she is hating life at her new school.
Peanut loves drawing though and by chance she accidentally uncovers a magical pencil where the things she draws come to life. It is from here that the adventure begins.
Peanut's amazing pencil draws her into an exciting but dangerous new world. Can Peanut, with the help of her friend Rockwell and her little sister find out what happened to her dad?
I loved this heart warming story I was immediately drawn in (no pun intended!) to Peanut's life, trying to manage without her dad. I loved all the details of the story which really capture the bond between Peanut and her dad like the little pictures that her dad used to leave in her lunch box every day.
The story is also extremely creative and I loved the Illustrated City which was brought to life through the fantastic pictures. As you would expect there are stunning illustrations throughout which make it such a fun book to read. The links to real life artists was also fab (and there is even a glossary at the end of the book with more information.)
I cannot wait to share this with my daughter in a year or so. I know she is going to love it as much as I did. I will definitely be purchasing book two of the trilogy when it is published next year.
This is a magical, exciting new adventure series for readers aged 8/9+ from the amazing picture book illustrator Rob Biddulph (Draw with Rob)
In the story Peanut Jones is desperately missing her dad who mysteriously vanished and she is hating life at her new school.
Peanut loves drawing though and by chance she accidentally uncovers a magical pencil where the things she draws come to life. It is from here that the adventure begins.
Peanut's amazing pencil draws her into an exciting but dangerous new world. Can Peanut, with the help of her friend Rockwell and her little sister find out what happened to her dad?
I loved this heart warming story I was immediately drawn in (no pun intended!) to Peanut's life, trying to manage without her dad. I loved all the details of the story which really capture the bond between Peanut and her dad like the little pictures that her dad used to leave in her lunch box every day.
The story is also extremely creative and I loved the Illustrated City which was brought to life through the fantastic pictures. As you would expect there are stunning illustrations throughout which make it such a fun book to read. The links to real life artists was also fab (and there is even a glossary at the end of the book with more information.)
I cannot wait to share this with my daughter in a year or so. I know she is going to love it as much as I did. I will definitely be purchasing book two of the trilogy when it is published next year.