"Lavishly illustrated, endlessly inventive and exciting first adventure for a great new character "
The first novel from the lockdown #drawwithrob hero for schools and families everywhere, is an absolute triumph. The first in what is sure to become a best selling and popular series introduces us to the amazing Peanut Jones. Her artist father has gone missing, and her own love of drawing is being stifled in her new school and not valued by her mother. The discovery of a magic pencil, that literally brings drawings to life, enables her to draw a door and step through into another world, where she hopes she may be able to find her father.
Peanut is aided and accompanied by her new science-loving friend, Rockwell, and her genius younger sibling, Little Bit. Together they face many dangers as they travel through the land of Chroma, not least the villainous Mr. White, who wants to extinguish all colour and creativity. Chroma is a superbly imagined world and each district and many of the vivid characters have a distinctly artistic flavour – The Ink District, Warholia, Vincent Fields etc. Little Tail the magic pencil is also known Pencil Number One, the very first pencil created by inventor Nicolas-Jaques Conte. There is actually a glossary at the end of the book to give readers a mini education in Art History and ensure they can appreciate all the references- very useful for parents and teachers! This is a book suffused with the joy of art, by an artist and for budding artists everywhere, but most of all it is a hugely enjoyable, witty and exciting story that will captivate readers of all ages. Highly recommended.
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Lovely book, full of beautiful illustrations, but has got a lot of punctuation mistakes!
I spotted this eye-catching book on the library shelf. Well, my brother spotted it, actually, but that doesn't matter.
Peanut Jones is a 12 year old girl who loves to draw! However, she always gets in trouble for it. Her life isn't going well either. Her dad's disappeared, her family isn't what it used to be, and she's stuck in the most boring school ever. But when she discovers a magical pencil, that will change her life forever.
I loved Peanut from the start. She's on the front cover as well. Rockwell, her 'Study Buddy', seems to be more into exams, tests, and is nice, but less brave and an egghead. I also loved Little Bit, Peanut's little sister! She is definitely clever for a 5 year old.... Read Full Review
