Valdemar’s Peas Maria Jönsson
TITLE INFORMATION Maria Jönsson was born 1958 in Gävle, Sweden, raised in Helsingborg, lives today in Höganäs and works as an illustrator and author. She has been a picture book illustrator since 1999 and has since released many books, as both author and illustrator.
May 2018 A warm and funny book with a cheeky big brother at the centre of a very familiar situation WHY I CHOSE THIS BOOK
“This is a happy book that makes me laugh every time, and it is firmly on the side of the child” Julia Marshall, Publisher Sales points
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A funny story about a very familiar battle over food
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Cheeky, fresh and light, with wide appeal
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An appealing little wolf family drawn in confident, simple strokes
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Gecko Press, founded in 2005, is a New Zealand-based independent publisher of award-winning children’s books from around the world. We choose books that are excellent in story, illustration and design, with a strong ‘heart factor’. Our current list stands at over 120 books recommended for children, ranging from board books through to preteen novels.
Peas? No way! Valdemar may be a little wolf, but he knows what he wants. Valdemar swallows his fish sticks—one, two, three. Good! But then Dad says he has to eat his peas before he can have chocolate ice cream. Peas are so good for you and give you lovely long ears! But peas are green and round and pointless, thinks Valdemar, and he already has long ears. Little sister Lin, on the other hand, eats pea after pea and soon she has an ice cream in her hand. Unfair! Until Valdemar gets an idea... He knows how to get the ice cream without eating even one little pea!
Ages 3–5 230 mm x 190mm 32 pages Hardback $29.99 ISBN 978-1-776571-95-6 Paperback w/flaps $19.99 ISBN 978-1-776571-96-3 Origin: Sweden
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