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.