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Chapter Book · Ages 4–8 · September 10, 2026
Peas on Your Knees
Explore life's quirks through playful poems celebrating humor and heart.
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Children's book Author & Illustrator
Polly Dunbar
Biography
Polly Dunbar is the author-illustrator of numerous picture books, including Penguin, Arthur’s Dream Boat, Hello Tilly, Pretty Pru, and Good Night, Tiptoe. She is also the illustrator of Shoe Baby by Joyce Dunbar, Here’s a Little Poem by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters, and My Dad’s a Birdman by David Almond. She lives in England.
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9
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15
Illustrated
9
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Picture books
14
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Publication timeline from 1992 to 2026.
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Book type breakdown: 14 picture books, 6 chapter books.
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