This is the story of one excitable pea in search of somewhere more fun to be than a plate of food at dinner time! Primary classes love The Runaway Pea for its exciting storyline, vibrant illustrations and a good dose of humour. The food-based characters add a fun element, making the story enjoyable and engaging for young readers. We love the expressions of surprise on the vegetables’ faces as their little green friend catapults himself off the plate and lands with a splat in a pile of ketchup. A series of mishaps follow, until the little pea accidentally finds himself making a brilliant new start.

With its playful themes of friendship and spirit of adventure, along with rhyming verses and repetition, this ensures a lively and entertaining storytime that young children always giggle along with.