Pea, Bee, & Jay
8 primary works
Book 1
Get ready to roll with Pea, Bee, & Jay in this brand-new early reader graphic novel series by Brian "Smitty" Smith, perfect for fans of Narwhal & Jelly, emerging readers, and comic lovers alike!
Like all peas, Pea loves to roll. So when a no-good strawberry dares him to roll all the way off the farm, he swears he can do it-eazy me-zee!
But along the way, a powerful thunderstorm strikes and bounces Pea off course...and right into two unlikely new buds: a bee named Bee who thinks she knows it all, and a bird named Jay who can't figure out how to fly.
On their own they may not look like much, but if this trio can stick together, they just might help Pea find his way back home!
Praise for Pea, Bee, & Jay:
Kirkus Best Books of 2020
SLJ Best Books of 2020
Fall 2020 Indie Next List
Amazon Best Books of 2020
Junior Library Guild Selection
2021 Texas Library Association's Little Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List Selection
Book 1
Get ready to roll with Pea, Bee, & Jay in this brand-new early reader graphic novel series by Brian “Smitty” Smith, perfect for fans of Narwhal & Jelly, emerging readers, and comic lovers alike!
Like all peas, Pea loves to roll. So when a no-good strawberry dares him to roll all the way off the farm, he swears he can do it—eazy me-zee!
But along the way, a powerful thunderstorm strikes and bounces Pea off course...and right into two unlikely new buds: a bee named Bee who thinks she knows it all, and a bird named Jay who can’t figure out how to fly.
On their own they may not look like much, but if this trio can stick together, they just might help Pea find his way back home!
Praise for Pea, Bee, & Jay:
Kirkus Best Books of 2020
SLJ Best Books of 2020
Fall 2020 Indie Next List
Amazon Best Books of 2020
Junior Library Guild Selection
2021 Texas Library Association’s Little Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List Selection
Book 2
Get ready to roll with Pea, Bee, & Jay in this brand-new early reader graphic novel series by Brian "Smitty" Smith, perfect for fans of Narwhal & Jelly, emerging readers, and comic lovers alike!
Who knew being queen could sting so much All Bee really wants to do is play with her two best friends, Pea and Jay. But when she's replaced by Lenny-an ambitious bee hungry for power-as queen of her hive, the friends set out to prove Lenny isn't exactly who he seems to be.
Can Bee, with the help of her friends, regain her crown and throne, or has the Reign of Lenny officially begun
Praise for Pea, Bee, & Jay:
Kirkus Best Books of 2020
SLJ Best Books of 2020
Fall 2020 Indie Next List
Amazon Best Books of 2020
Junior Library Guild Selection
2021 Texas Library Association's Little Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List Selection
Book 2
Get ready to roll with Pea, Bee, & Jay in this brand-new early reader graphic novel series by Brian “Smitty” Smith, perfect for fans of Narwhal & Jelly, emerging readers, and comic lovers alike!
Who knew being queen could sting so much? All Bee really wants to do is play with her two best friends, Pea and Jay. But when she’s replaced by Lenny—an ambitious bee hungry for power—as queen of her hive, the friends set out to prove Lenny isn’t exactly who he seems to be.
Can Bee, with the help of her friends, regain her crown and throne, or has the Reign of Lenny officially begun?
Praise for Pea, Bee, & Jay:
Kirkus Best Books of 2020
SLJ Best Books of 2020
Fall 2020 Indie Next List
Amazon Best Books of 2020
Junior Library Guild Selection
2021 Texas Library Association’s Little Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List Selection
Book 3
Buckle up for Flight School with Pea, Bee, & Jay in this early graphic novel series by Brian “Smitty” Smith, perfect for fans of Narwhal & Jelly, emerging readers, and comic lovers alike!
Jay the blue jay has never learned to fly, which has never been a problem . . . until a crew of super cool birds touch down at the farm and invite him to play some super cool flying games. Now Jay needs to figure out how to fly—and fast—before he misses out on all the fun. Lucky for him, his best buds Pea and Bee know just what to do…
Start your engines because Flight School is now in session!
Praise for Pea, Bee, & Jay:
Kirkus Best Books of 2020
SLJ Best Books of 2020
Fall 2020 Indie Next List
Amazon Best Books of 2020
Junior Library Guild Selection
2021 Texas Library Association’s Little Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List Selection
Book 4
Best friends butt heads in Pea, Bee, & Jay #4: Farm Feud, an early graphic novel series by Brian “Smitty” Smith, perfect for fans of Narwhal & Jelly, emerging readers, and comic lovers alike!
After a heated argument sends Pea and Bee on the hunt for new friends, Jay is stuck all alone.
While Pea tries to form a new crew with Blueberry and Lenny the bee, Bee teams up with a high-strung Acorn and Pea’s batty old Gramps. (What the heck, Gramps?!) And Jay? Well, Jay takes matters into his own wings.
Can this trio figure out how to make up, or will this be the last of Pea, Bee, & Jay?
Praise for Pea, Bee, & Jay:
Kirkus Best Books of 2020
SLJ Best Books of 2020
Fall 2020 Indie Next List
Amazon Best Books of 2020
Junior Library Guild Selection
2021 Texas Library Association’s Little Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List Selection
Book 5
Has anybody seen Gramps?! Pea, Bee, & Jay are on the search in Pea, Bee, & Jay: Gotta Find Gramps, an early graphic novel series by Brian “Smitty” Smith, perfect for fans of Narwhal & Jelly, emerging readers, and comic lovers alike!
When Pea, Bee, & Jay hear stories of Gramps’s youth, they find each yarn to be wilder than the last. He once had a pet dog, was a professional wrestling champ, and he even led a jailbreak out of a can of peas. Un-pea-lievable!
But when Gramps goes missing, it’s up to the trio to bring him home. Will they find the kernel of truth in Gramps’s tall tales and reunite him with his family?
Praise for Pea, Bee, & Jay:
Kirkus Best Books of 2020
SLJ Best Books of 2020
Fall 2020 Indie Next List
Amazon Best Books of 2020
Junior Library Guild Selection
2021 Texas Library Association’s Little Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List Selection
Book 6
In Pea, Bee & Jay: The Big Bully, when the roll gets bumpy...these friends stay the course!
Pea, Bee, & Jay are searching for treasure when a great big pumpkin storms over and bullies Jay into giving up his very shiny pebble—not cool, Pumpkin.
But when they band together to prove that being big doesn’t mean you get to push others around, the trio discovers that Pumpkin's got some extra-large issues of her own. Can Pea, Bee, & Jay get to the real root of the problem and bring the farm back to solid ground?
Praise for Pea, Bee, & Jay:
Kirkus Best Books of 2020
SLJ Best Books of 2020
Fall 2020 Indie Next List
Amazon Best Books of 2020
Junior Library Guild Selection
2021 Texas Library Association’s Little Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List Selection