Pretty sure anyone who's ever wrestled with a plateful of tiny veg will identify with this jolly little tale, perfectly pea-tastic for younger readers.

"The Runaway Pea" by Kjartan Poskitt and Alex Willmore is the entertaining story of a rogue pea. You know the one, it's always ready to spring from your plate or your fork, to disappear somewhere beneath the kitchen table, only to be found when you accidentally step on it in stockinged feet, to feel that horrible wet 'squish' beneath your toes. Ugh.

The rogue pea in this story thinks he's the most amazing energetic vegetable in the world.

It's not time to be eaten, it's time for a party!

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!

Our stunning pair of books sliding into our Book of the Week slot this week are from a range that really wowed us when it first appeared last year, with two fantastic "First Names" books about Elon Musk and Emmeline Pankhurst.

We're pleased to see two followup books on the subject of two more amazing people, one a natural showman and another a genius pilot.

Starting with "First Names: Harry Houdini" by Kjartan Poskitt and Geraint Ford, find out more about one of history's greatest showmen ever.

Harry Houdini the brilliant escape artist thrilled the world with his death-defying stunts and awesome showmanship.

Find out how he was inspired by a man with no head, why he kept asking to be put in jail (and how he got out again) and why he dangled upside down from a crane 120 feet up in the air.

Get to know Harry on first name terms in this highly illustrated and brilliantly written new addition to the First Names range.

"Harry Houdini" by Kjartan Poskitt and Geraint Ford is out now, published by David Fickling Books.

The second book is "First Names: Amelia Earhart" by Andrew Prentice and Mike Smith, covering the amazing life and career of Amelia, who fell in love with flying at an early age, at a time when pioneers of the air were usually male not female.

Amelia became a world-famous daredevil pilot who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.