Two Peas in a Pod

Chris McKimmie (author/illustrator)

Allen&Unwin, Australia: 2010

ISBN: 9781742373041

Genres: picture book, realistic fiction

Issues: friendship

Having grown up together, Marvin (Marvellous) and Violet are ‘two peas in a pod'; so when Violet moves to the Moon, Marvin feels as if he's lost half of himself.

Chris McKimmie's simple story captures both the joy and grief of friendship - the joy of togetherness and the depth of the grief often felt by children when their closest friend moves away, as so often happens. His illustrations, full of colour and busy lines, project the range of strong emotions felt by Marvin as he struggles to come to terms with such a significant change in his life.