The Peculiar Thing with the Pea

An unconventional princess meets a rather reluctant prince as Queen of comedy Kaye Umansky brings a hilarious twist to fairy tale tradition.Prince Pete isn't ready for marriage - he's only eleven! And this peculiar business with the pea is the daftest thing he's ever heard. Mother reckons she can find him the perfect royal bride and thinks the pea is the one true test. But when scruffy-looking Patsy comes along, claiming to be a princess, Mother's careful scheming quickly turns to soup.A laugh-out-loud retelling of The Princess and the Pea like you've never heard it before!Particularly suitable for readers aged 7+ with a reading age of 8.

About the author

Kaye is a much loved children's author and has written novels, stories, picture books, plays, poems, first readers, joke books, music books, audio books and large print books. Kaye regularly visits school, libraries and book fairs.

Product details

• Authors: Kaye Umansky, Umansky Kaye
• Assisted by: Claire Powell (Illustration), Powell Claire (Illustration)
• Publisher: Barrington Stoke
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 7
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781781129197
• ISBN: 978-1-78112-919-7
• No. of pages: 72
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 5 mm
• Series: 9 to 12
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs > Fairytales and sagas; JUVENILE FICTION / General, For specific learning difficulties, Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, Interest age: from c 8 years, Designed for differentiated learning