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He lives in London with his wife and three daughters and hasn't given up hope that, maybe, one of them will go to an Arsenal match with him one day. Superstar, author and illustrator Rob Biddulph dazzles in Peanut Jones and the Twelve Portals. This second title in the hilarious adventure series for boys and girls aged 8 to 12 fizzes with magic, danger, friendship and art. It is fully illustrated throughout by Rob, the creative genius behind #DrawWithRob.
He is the author of many highly, acclaimed, award-winning picture books, including Blown Away, GRRRRR!, Odd Dog Out, Sunk, Kevin, Show and Tell, Dog Gone and the Dinosaur Juniors series.A vividly illustrated, immersive romp that will leave readers desperate for the next instalment - Guardian Phil Earle ‘Rob Biddulph manages to create things of beauty that still feel like a friend, welcoming you ’ In 2020 he broke the Guinness World Record for the largest ever online art class when 45,611 people tuned in to his live #DrawWithRob YouTube class. Before he became a full-time author/illustrator Rob was the art director of the Observer Magazine, NME, Uncut, SKY and Just Seventeen. Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing - Goodness me, THIS BOOK. Rob Biddulph has only gone & done it again. Committed the ultimate crime of being FAR TOO AWESOME. I mean, look at this utter beauty?! Those illustrations. This book is EPIC -- Laura Ellen Anderson
David Walliams ‘UTTERLY ENGROSSING… HEAVES WITH IMAGINATIVE IDEAS AND BRILLIANTLY ORIGINAL CHARACTERS’ In March 2020 he started #DrawWithRob, a series of twice-weekly draw-along videos designed to help parents whose children were forced to stay home from school due to the Covid 19 pandemic. #DrawWithRob became an internet sensation, garnering national and international media coverage, and has been used as a learning resource by thousands of families across the globe. In 2020 he broke the Guinness World Record for the largest ever online art class when 45,611 people tuned in to his live #DrawWithRob YouTube class. Get Kids Into Books Blog ‘A glorious celebration of imagination and creativity. a laugh out loud funny adventure with a huge heart’ My son and I have long been fans of Rob Biddulph’s picture books so I was really excited to learn that he had written a middle grade book and delighted to get my hands on an advance copy.A vividly illustrated, immersive romp that will leave readers desperate for the next instalment’– Guardian Nadia Shireen, author of the Grimwood series ‘A masterful mix of art, heart and edge-of-your-seat adventure. I love Peanut Jones!’
A masterful mix of art, heart and edge-of-your-seat adventure. I love Peanut Jones! -- Sibeal Pounder Rob Biddulph is a bestselling and multi award-winning author/illustrator. He was also the official World Book Day Illustrator for 2019, 2020 and 2021. Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City is his fiction debut and the first title in a major series. Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City is the first book in a trilogy and we’re left on a cliffhanger. I can’t wait to see what’s in store next for Peanut and her friends! Superstar, author and illustrator Rob Biddulph dazzles in Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City, the first title in an adventure series for boys and girls of 8+.Wildly imaginative, brilliantly written and perfectly illustrated. This is a joy to read.' – David Walliams