The Runaway Pea

　  盤子裡的豌豆居然逃跑了？
　　一顆小豌豆不想只躺在盤子上，決定使出不可思議的力量，
　　跳出盤子，開始他的廚房大冒險，
　　一起化身為小豌豆，從小小的視角看大大的世界，展開未知的探索！
 
　　看似普通的廚房裡，處處隱藏著危機，
　　對小豌豆來說，
　　小狗尾巴就像是超長溜滑梯，
　　蜘蛛網就像是巨大彈跳床，
　　電風扇颳起陣陣強風，
　　還有烤麵包機就像是噴射跳台，
　　糟糕，小豌豆快要火燒屁股啦！
　　一本活潑歡樂、「笑」果十足的逃跑故事，
　　小豌豆能夠飛越重重關卡，成功逃跑嗎？
 
本書特色
★ 冒險故事的主角總會在旅途中遭遇各種挑戰，逃跑小豌豆要挑戰的是家裡的電風扇、烤麵包機和洗衣機，這些常見的居家用品究竟會帶來什麼危機？本書將孩子的視野縮小，從迷你小豌豆的角度看世界，平時習以為常的東西突然都會變得不一樣，廚房也能成為驚險刺激的冒險舞台，讓想像力從生活周遭出發，開啟無限可能！
　　
★ 本書插圖生動誇張、畫面充滿速度感，讓孩子跟著豌豆快速飛躍不同場景，彷彿身歷其境，豌豆的逗趣形象也讓挑食的孩子能夠產生好感，下次在盤子裡看見豌豆時，小心別讓豌豆逃跑了！
 
★ 系列延伸閱讀：《逃跑小豌豆2水管大冒險》（The Runaway Pea Washed Away）、《逃跑小豌豆3城市大冒險》（The Runaway Pea Left Behind）
 
 
得獎紀錄
★ 榮獲2020年英國FCBG童書獎、Shrewsbury Book Fest award
★ 入圍2020年凱特‧格林威獎、奧斯卡圖書獎
★ 2020年英國圖書信託基金會「Time to Read」活動選書
 
　　——中文簡介摘錄自中文版《逃跑小豌豆1廚房大冒險》，小光點出版

　　It's time for tea, but one pesky pea has decided to ping himself off the plate in search of a party!

　　The rogue pea shoots, flings and bounces across the kitchen as he embarks on his perilous adventure - but will he find the fun he is looking for or is the kitchen a scarier place than he thought?

　　This quirky caper from debut duo Kjartan Poskitt and Alex Willmore will show you just what can happen when you take your eye off your dinner for a second!

　　Keep your eyes PEAled for more brilliant Pea books - The Runaway Pea: Left Behind and The Runaway Pea: Washed Away!

　　PRAISE FOR THE RUNAWAY PEA:

　　‘A runaway success’ – Philip Ardagh

　　'Kids will enjoy . . . Poskitt’s lively rhyming verse as the pea plops, splashes, bangs and twangs his way across the kitchen' – The Observer

　　Kjartan's books have been translated into 30 languages and include the Murderous Maths series, as well as books on space, puzzles and magic. He has also written funny children's fiction including Urgum the Axeman, Borgon the Axeboy and the award-winning Agatha Parrot series.

　　Alex Willmore is an illustrator/designer whose passion lies in character design. Born in Northampton, England, Alex has been drawing characters since the moment he first picked up a pencil. A love of animals and picture books have inspired him and led to a career in illustration. Alex has been twice nominated for the Sheffield Children’s Book Award, was long-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2020, and is currently nominated for The Federation of Children’s Book Groups Children’s Book Award 2020.