It Started with a P

By Brittany Pomales, Andrew Joyner (Illustrator)

A young king's quest to banish all things 'P' leaves him alone on his birthday. Can he solve the mystery?

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32 pages

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Bookroo's summary

On his birthday, young King Liam dreams of disaster and decides everything starting with 'P' must go. From pizza to piñatas, even people, nothing is spared. But as his kingdom empties, Liam faces solitude. Can he uncover the true threat before it's too late? Join Liam in a whimsical journey of humor and heart, where the answer might be closer than he thinks.

From the publisher

From debut author Brittany Pomales comes a hilarious tale about a young king who, on the morning of his birthday party, decides everything that starts with the letter P must go! King Liam is known for his king-sized meltdowns. So when he has a dream that his birthday party was going to be ruined, he takes drastic measures. The only problem is that he can’t remember what was going to ruin the party, just that it started with the letter P! Everything must go! Obviously the party is postponed, but he also says goodbye to pepperoni pizza, piñatas, pants (long, short, old, new, smarty, fancy), parrots; even the royal goat, Percival (after he’s eaten all of the abandoned pants), and more. But… when he sends away all of the people, he finds himself positively alone. On his birthday. Will King Liam ever discover what that pesky and problematic P is? Brittany Pomales’s gift for humor and heart shines in this book that children and adults alike will relate to. Illustrated by the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum, Andrew Joyner, It Started with a P will delight and entertain readers of all ages.

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