Selling points
• FINDING YOUR LIGHT: Inspires young readers by showing that pursuing a passion can bring joy and give meaning to one’s life.
• PROMOTES UNIQUENESS: Educators and parents alike can use tales to reinforce notions of self-acceptance, individuality, and creativity.
• BIG LITTLE WORLD: Little Pea’s miniature world, brought to life through Sébastien Mourrain’s whimsical images, will captivate its miniature readers.
• LITTLE PEA’S DEBUT: The one that started it all — Davide Cali and Sébastien Mourrain’s debut installment in the popular Little Pea series, which has spawned two sequels.
• REISSUE REIMAGINED: This reissue of Little Pea is presented in an all-new format and features a cloth spine.
Little Pea
Text: Davide Cali
Illustrations: Sébastien Mourrain
Hardcover
36 pages
Width: 7.5”
Height: 9.5”
Ages 4 to 6 Grade: K-3
Publication date: March 7, 2023
Full-color illustrations throughout ISBN 9781990252112
Price: US$16.99 CAN$21.99
Fiction
Distributed in the US by Abrams and in Canada by Manda Group
From the creators behind LITTLE PEA’S GRAND JOURNEY and LITTLE PEA’S DRAWING SCHOOL, discover Little Pea’s debut in this gentle, joyous story about embracing what makes us unique.
Other titles by these creators
Little Pea’s Drawing School (Davide Cali, Sébastien Mourrain – Milky Way Picture Books, 2022), Little Pea’s Grand Journey (Davide Cali, Sébastien Mourrain –Milky Way Picture Books, 2021), Home (Davide Cali, Sébastien Mourrain –Wilkins Farago Pty Ltd, 2020), Snow White and the 77 Dwarfs (Davide Cali, Raphaelle Barbanegre – Tundra Books, 2015), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School… (Davide Cali, Benjamin Chaud, – Chronicle Books, 2015), I Didn’t Do My Homework
Because… (Davide Cali, Benjamin Chaud – Chronicle Books, 2013),
Review on Little Pea’s Drawing School:
“A beautifully illustrated story celebrating individual creativity and supporting one another. Little Pea is a great artist and his friends encourage him to open an art school. He puts up a sign and finds students to attend. They visit an art museum for inspiration and each day they create something new. As the months pass, the students prepare for an end-of-the-year art show with a portrait exhibition. Little Pea is proud of all his students and comments on their work, learning that one does not always recognize a great artist at first glance.”
— Youth Services Book Review
Little Pea was born tiny, but with big aspirations. As he grows up, he loves to climb, explore, swim, daydream—just like any other kid his age. But when Little Pea starts school, the realization of how small he is sets in. Suddenly, he’s too small to sit at his desk, play the flute, or even join classmates at recess. What will become of Little Pea?
Internationally renowned author Davide Cali is a Swiss-born Italian writer of picture books and graphic novels primarily for children and young adults. He lives in Italy. His work has been published in 25 countries and translated into many languages.
Sébastien Mourrain is the illustrator of over 40 picture books and documentaries published by Gallimard, Seuil, Bayard, and Milan, among others. He lives in Lyon, France.
