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Peanut Jones and the End of the Rainbow: A hilarious adventure from the creator of Draw with Rob
'Another absolute smasher from Rob Biddulph! Gorgeously illustrated and a joyfully escapist adventure where art is centre stage!' - Louie Stowell, bestselling author of A Bad God's Guide to Being Good
Some legends are born, some are drawn ...
Superstar author and illustrator Rob Biddulph dazzles in Peanut Jones and the End of the Rainbow . This third and final title in the hilarious adventure series for boys and girls aged 8 to 12 fizzes with magic, danger, friendship and art. It is fully illustrated throughout by Rob, the creative genius behind #DrawWithRob.
Notorious villain Mr White will stop at nothing to wipe out colour and creativity everywhere. But he’s gone too far! This time he’s lured Peanut’s mum into terrible danger and only Peanut and her friends can save her. An action-packed mission to the heart of the magical Illustrated City tests friendships and leads to a final showdown that makes Peanut question everything she thought she knew…
'A fun & vibrant action-packed adventure with a warm heart. This is Rob Biddulph’s creative universe & it’s an utter joy to step through the pages & be part of it.' Hannah Gold, bestselling author of The Last Bear
Praise for Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City and Peanut Jones and the Twelve Portals :
'A thrilling journey into a magical world packed with Rob’s brilliant humour.' – David Walliams
'Peanut Jones is AWESOME. . . the story is packed with twists and turns, and Rob's illustrations are full of wit and warmth' - Nadia Shireen, author of Grimwood
'Look at this utter beauty. . . This book is EPIC' - Laura Ellen Anderson, author of the Amelia Fang and Rainbow Grey series
'A wildly imaginative, big-hearted celebration of creativity - Anna James, author of the Pages & Co series
Some legends are born, some are drawn ...
Superstar author and illustrator Rob Biddulph dazzles in Peanut Jones and the End of the Rainbow . This third and final title in the hilarious adventure series for boys and girls aged 8 to 12 fizzes with magic, danger, friendship and art. It is fully illustrated throughout by Rob, the creative genius behind #DrawWithRob.
Notorious villain Mr White will stop at nothing to wipe out colour and creativity everywhere. But he’s gone too far! This time he’s lured Peanut’s mum into terrible danger and only Peanut and her friends can save her. An action-packed mission to the heart of the magical Illustrated City tests friendships and leads to a final showdown that makes Peanut question everything she thought she knew…
'A fun & vibrant action-packed adventure with a warm heart. This is Rob Biddulph’s creative universe & it’s an utter joy to step through the pages & be part of it.' Hannah Gold, bestselling author of The Last Bear
Praise for Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City and Peanut Jones and the Twelve Portals :
'A thrilling journey into a magical world packed with Rob’s brilliant humour.' – David Walliams
'Peanut Jones is AWESOME. . . the story is packed with twists and turns, and Rob's illustrations are full of wit and warmth' - Nadia Shireen, author of Grimwood
'Look at this utter beauty. . . This book is EPIC' - Laura Ellen Anderson, author of the Amelia Fang and Rainbow Grey series
'A wildly imaginative, big-hearted celebration of creativity - Anna James, author of the Pages & Co series
384 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 28, 2023
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February 16, 2024
Have read the whole trilogy to my 8 year old granddaughter - we both thoroughly enjoyed these stories!
January 5, 2024
Read with my daughter, and we loved it. Tale of friendship, making mistakes and how art and science can work together!
March 17, 2024
This series has such a good heart and an original concept. The illustrations are majestic. But there were times in this book when I thought it would truly never end.
August 3, 2025
Sjajan završetak čarobne trilogije!
August 3, 2023
Wow! What an epic ending to a brilliant series. I utterly adore how at the heart of this whole series has been the concepts of creativity and friendship - both of which are tried and tested throughout this final instalment. I love that it’s a team effort to battle the villain. I love that characters make mistakes and apologise. I love that sometimes they needed to follow their heart and other times follow their heads. I really enjoyed that this series was all about Peanut Jones but that she isn’t a perfect hero, and that it requires every character to play their part. It’s a real ensemble piece. And above all I love Little Bit! She’s amazing and deserves a series in her own right (and even if she doesn’t get one I’ve created one for her in my head!)
The illustrations really do bring this story to life and create a magic that can sometimes be lacking from older kids fiction - I’d love to see more books created in this way where illustrations are part of the storytelling too.
The epilogue is also just *chefs kiss* and left my mind wandering into a whole new world of creativity - ingenious way to end the series.
The illustrations really do bring this story to life and create a magic that can sometimes be lacking from older kids fiction - I’d love to see more books created in this way where illustrations are part of the storytelling too.
The epilogue is also just *chefs kiss* and left my mind wandering into a whole new world of creativity - ingenious way to end the series.
March 29, 2024
My son loves proper art and know far more about Art History than I do, thanks to an amazing art teacher he had. One day, I was watching an interior design programme, and he commented that a room was decorated "in the Memphis Style". Of course, I had to Google what the hell he was talking about, and sure enough, he was correct. I think he was about seven years old at the time...
Rob Biddulph is the Lockdown saviour of many parents, hosting children's drawing classes on YouTube, and publishing several How to Draw books since. This series of novels is based on a girl called Peanut Jones who has undergone huge upheaval in her family, with her dad suddenly disappearing, and her having to change schools. However, all is not as it seems, as her father leaves her a series of notes, which lead to her discovering a magical pencil, and a whole new world of art and creativity called Chroma.
The End of the Rainbow is the last in the series and continues the themes of family, friendship, loyalty, and creativity to overcome adversity. There is gentle humour and great warmth in Rob's writing, although this book features a lot of narrative exposition. My son, however, did not seem to mind this too much. We both loved the ingenious ways Rob includes artists and art forms as part of the plot and structure of Chroma, and I particularly loved the message that there are no right or wrong answers in art, and that enjoyment and experimentation is the most important thing. Now, if only I had been taught that at school!
Rob Biddulph is the Lockdown saviour of many parents, hosting children's drawing classes on YouTube, and publishing several How to Draw books since. This series of novels is based on a girl called Peanut Jones who has undergone huge upheaval in her family, with her dad suddenly disappearing, and her having to change schools. However, all is not as it seems, as her father leaves her a series of notes, which lead to her discovering a magical pencil, and a whole new world of art and creativity called Chroma.
The End of the Rainbow is the last in the series and continues the themes of family, friendship, loyalty, and creativity to overcome adversity. There is gentle humour and great warmth in Rob's writing, although this book features a lot of narrative exposition. My son, however, did not seem to mind this too much. We both loved the ingenious ways Rob includes artists and art forms as part of the plot and structure of Chroma, and I particularly loved the message that there are no right or wrong answers in art, and that enjoyment and experimentation is the most important thing. Now, if only I had been taught that at school!
August 16, 2023
Peanut Jones is up against a very villainous villain indeed - and Mr White proves that there are no limits to his evil designs (get it?) by kidnapping Peanut's mum!
This adventure was a roller coaster ride, and Peanut acquitted herself well, as did Little Bit and the others. The focus on friendship and teamwork was good to see, and sends all the right messages to young readers.
Ending the chapters on cliffhangers was a terrific strategy and the many plot twists were greatly appreciated. The illustrations were just brilliant.
How Rob Biddulph packed in so many ideas about creativity, so much information about arts and artists, and so much fun into one story is really impressive. I give this 3.5 stars.
I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
This adventure was a roller coaster ride, and Peanut acquitted herself well, as did Little Bit and the others. The focus on friendship and teamwork was good to see, and sends all the right messages to young readers.
Ending the chapters on cliffhangers was a terrific strategy and the many plot twists were greatly appreciated. The illustrations were just brilliant.
How Rob Biddulph packed in so many ideas about creativity, so much information about arts and artists, and so much fun into one story is really impressive. I give this 3.5 stars.
I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
September 30, 2023
A wonderful ending to an epic series! Mr White is the villain who kidnaps Peanut’s mum. The story has such brilliant themes of friendship and creativity. An absolute roller coaster with twists and turns!
The characters apologise for their mistakes, follow their hearts as well as following their heads when needed. Although Peanut Jones is the protagonist, every character plays their part perfectly.
The illustrations are fantastic and really bring the story to life – the illustrations are fully part of the storytelling.
The characters apologise for their mistakes, follow their hearts as well as following their heads when needed. Although Peanut Jones is the protagonist, every character plays their part perfectly.
The illustrations are fantastic and really bring the story to life – the illustrations are fully part of the storytelling.
March 21, 2024
Absolutely loved this one and the whole series! It’s been a lovely series to read with my daughter and we’ve both throughly enjoyed it. Peanut is such a great character who shows us you don’t have to be perfect to be a hero. I loved the themes of friendship throughout the books, particularly in this one and how the characters make mistakes which is a great life lesson to the reader, showing that you don’t have to be perfect. The ending was brilliant and I loved how they all came together and used their talents to save the day. Could there be a spin off series?! I do hope so!
February 2, 2024
What a thoroughly entertaining end to this brilliant series about Peanut Jones’ adventures in the artistic world of Chroma. The gorgeous color illustrations in the hardback really added positively to the reading experience. We especially loved the character of Rockwell and appreciated the racial diversity in the series. The ending left my 10 year old and I hopeful for a new adventure series featuring Peanut’s sister Lil Bit.
August 14, 2023
The last book and everything was brought together wonderfully. It was a rollercoaster of a read, with unexpected twists. This book inspires teamwork and determination, as well as showing people can change giving the chance. The illustrations throughout the book really brought the story alive and have the characters meaning and depth. The epilogue has definitely left this reader wanting more!
November 8, 2023
This was an epic conclusion to the trilogy. I adored all the characters and I loved how everything was wrapped up. I would love to see more books from this world. Perhaps following a different character (IYKYK). This has been by far one of my best reads of the year.
March 2, 2024
The final book in the trilogy ended the story of three children trying to save colourful Chroma from binarisation (that was a mouthful!) beautifully. Preferred this book to the Twelve Portals I think because more was resolved here. Great adventure and really good fun.
December 28, 2023
Thoroughly enjoyable read! Cinematic in style, action packed and very much a wonderful piece.
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February 4, 2024A fun end to the trilogy with some great plot twists.
March 11, 2024
A cracking ending to a fantastic trilogy.
June 21, 2024
A fun end to the trilogy.
October 26, 2024
I love this series it is my fave and the end is amazing 🤩🤩
June 17, 2025
Lovely conclusion to a lovely book series. Really hope the author revisits these characters
February 17, 2025
Rasanter Abschluss des Abenteuers um Kunst, Freundschaft und Familie
*Inhaltsangabe Verlag:*
Großer Showdown im Kampf für die Kunst
Peanut, Little-Bit und Rockwell sind zurück! Bösewicht Mr. White ist ja ohnehin der größte Schurke, den die Stadt der Bilder je gesehen hat, aber nun ist er endgültig zu weit gegangen: Er will nicht nur alle Kunst und Kreativität zerstören, jetzt hat er auch noch Peanuts und Little-Bits Mutter in große Gefahr gebracht. Die halsbrecherische Rettungsmission führt Peanut & Co. ins Herz der magischen Stadt der Bilder, stellt Freundschaften auf die Probe und läuft auf einen Showdown hinaus, der Peanut an allem zweifeln lässt, woran sie je geglaubt hat ...
Das actiongeladene Finale rund um Kunstgenie Peanut Jones und ihre Gang!
*Meine Inhaltsangabe:*
Nachdem Peanut, Little Bit und Rockwell im letzten Band Peanuts Papa wiedergefunden haben, ist nun die Mama in Gefahr, die angeblich von Bösewicht und als Mama Jones Chef gartarnten Mr. White entführt wurde. Die Kids brechen zu einer Rettungsaktion auf und bringen Mama, deren Assistentin Nerys und Mr. White nach Chroma. Eigentlich könnte jetzt alles so schön sein, doch sie haben nicht mit Mr. Whites Ausmaß an Bösartigkeit gerechnet, dessen Ziel es noch immer ist, ganz Chroma und damit alle Kunst auf der Welt zu vernichten. Und schon befinden sich alle in einem nervenaufreibenden Kampf mit den RADIERern und anderen Widrigkeiten. Dabei steht nicht nur ihre Freiheit sowie die gesamte menschliche Kunstgeschichte auf Messers Schneide, sondern es gilt auch zu beweisen, was echte Freundschaft bedeutet.
*Mein Eindruck:*
Offensichtlich fand ein Wechsel zwischen den Verlagen Dragonfly und Schneiderbuch statt, was man sofort erkennt, weil die Covergestaltung jetzt komplett eine andere ist. Knallbunt, statt wie bisher schwarz/weiß/orange. Das finde ich ein bisschen schade, weil dieser 3. Band dadurch optisch nicht zu meinen beiden Vorgängerbänden passt. Zudem sind nun die supertollen Innenillustrationen nur noch in s/w und nicht mehr in s/w/orange, was mir gerade so gut gefallen hat. Aber gut, an der Story ändert das nichts und die ist rasant, abenteuerlich, fantasievoll, spannend und mitreißend. Es passiert eine ganze Menge und ich habe wirklich mitgefiebert. Wieder einmal konnte ich das Setting und alle Figuren vor mir sehen, habe mich auf alte Bekannte gefreut (Hund Klecks und Alligator Jonathan Higginbottom), mir von diesen aber auch ein bisschen mehr gewünscht, sie waren diesmal eher Statisten. Auf das, was da so im Lauf der Story geschah, war ich überhaupt nicht vorbereitet und hat mich daher sehr überrascht. Eine völlig neue Wendung, die ich schlicht nicht auf dem Schirm hatte, mir aber sehr gut gefallen hat. Nun war es das also mit der geheimen Stadt Chroma und die Abenteuer drumherum. Das Ende lässt hoffen, dass es vielleicht mit einer weiteren Reihe rund um Peanuts kleiner Schwester Little Bit weitergehen könnte. Ich würde mich freuen. Von mir sehr gute 4/5 Sterne und die dringende Empfehlung, die Bücher der Reihe nach zu lesen, da sie aufeinander aufbauen.
*Inhaltsangabe Verlag:*
Großer Showdown im Kampf für die Kunst
Peanut, Little-Bit und Rockwell sind zurück! Bösewicht Mr. White ist ja ohnehin der größte Schurke, den die Stadt der Bilder je gesehen hat, aber nun ist er endgültig zu weit gegangen: Er will nicht nur alle Kunst und Kreativität zerstören, jetzt hat er auch noch Peanuts und Little-Bits Mutter in große Gefahr gebracht. Die halsbrecherische Rettungsmission führt Peanut & Co. ins Herz der magischen Stadt der Bilder, stellt Freundschaften auf die Probe und läuft auf einen Showdown hinaus, der Peanut an allem zweifeln lässt, woran sie je geglaubt hat ...
Das actiongeladene Finale rund um Kunstgenie Peanut Jones und ihre Gang!
*Meine Inhaltsangabe:*
Nachdem Peanut, Little Bit und Rockwell im letzten Band Peanuts Papa wiedergefunden haben, ist nun die Mama in Gefahr, die angeblich von Bösewicht und als Mama Jones Chef gartarnten Mr. White entführt wurde. Die Kids brechen zu einer Rettungsaktion auf und bringen Mama, deren Assistentin Nerys und Mr. White nach Chroma. Eigentlich könnte jetzt alles so schön sein, doch sie haben nicht mit Mr. Whites Ausmaß an Bösartigkeit gerechnet, dessen Ziel es noch immer ist, ganz Chroma und damit alle Kunst auf der Welt zu vernichten. Und schon befinden sich alle in einem nervenaufreibenden Kampf mit den RADIERern und anderen Widrigkeiten. Dabei steht nicht nur ihre Freiheit sowie die gesamte menschliche Kunstgeschichte auf Messers Schneide, sondern es gilt auch zu beweisen, was echte Freundschaft bedeutet.
*Mein Eindruck:*
Offensichtlich fand ein Wechsel zwischen den Verlagen Dragonfly und Schneiderbuch statt, was man sofort erkennt, weil die Covergestaltung jetzt komplett eine andere ist. Knallbunt, statt wie bisher schwarz/weiß/orange. Das finde ich ein bisschen schade, weil dieser 3. Band dadurch optisch nicht zu meinen beiden Vorgängerbänden passt. Zudem sind nun die supertollen Innenillustrationen nur noch in s/w und nicht mehr in s/w/orange, was mir gerade so gut gefallen hat. Aber gut, an der Story ändert das nichts und die ist rasant, abenteuerlich, fantasievoll, spannend und mitreißend. Es passiert eine ganze Menge und ich habe wirklich mitgefiebert. Wieder einmal konnte ich das Setting und alle Figuren vor mir sehen, habe mich auf alte Bekannte gefreut (Hund Klecks und Alligator Jonathan Higginbottom), mir von diesen aber auch ein bisschen mehr gewünscht, sie waren diesmal eher Statisten. Auf das, was da so im Lauf der Story geschah, war ich überhaupt nicht vorbereitet und hat mich daher sehr überrascht. Eine völlig neue Wendung, die ich schlicht nicht auf dem Schirm hatte, mir aber sehr gut gefallen hat. Nun war es das also mit der geheimen Stadt Chroma und die Abenteuer drumherum. Das Ende lässt hoffen, dass es vielleicht mit einer weiteren Reihe rund um Peanuts kleiner Schwester Little Bit weitergehen könnte. Ich würde mich freuen. Von mir sehr gute 4/5 Sterne und die dringende Empfehlung, die Bücher der Reihe nach zu lesen, da sie aufeinander aufbauen.
October 6, 2024
Having read the whole trilogy, I was hoping that this would be the right conclusion to a great set of novels. I can tell you, it was perfect. Having started right away, straight into the action, Peanut, Rockwell and Little-Bit are trying to save Mum before Mr White gets his hands on her and uses her as a hostage.
When they finally think they've trapped him for good and saved the world of Chroma from Mr White's grasp, it all falls through when they find out that the RAZER's have taken over. Now, it's down to Peanut and her family, along with the resistance, to defeat Mr White once and for all - and bring back creativity to Chroma. Along the way, there are twists, turns and fantastic pictures that make this a brilliant read. The characters are all fantastic and well-developed by the end of the series and have fully fledged into an awesome array of characters. Despite being the third book, it still had an action-packed, exciting plot that was a perfect ending to the trilogy. The writing went hand-in-hand with the stunning illustrations that Rob Biddulph made spectacularly - with little easter-eggs along the way. All in all, I loved this book and felt that it was one of the best book series that I've read.
When they finally think they've trapped him for good and saved the world of Chroma from Mr White's grasp, it all falls through when they find out that the RAZER's have taken over. Now, it's down to Peanut and her family, along with the resistance, to defeat Mr White once and for all - and bring back creativity to Chroma. Along the way, there are twists, turns and fantastic pictures that make this a brilliant read. The characters are all fantastic and well-developed by the end of the series and have fully fledged into an awesome array of characters. Despite being the third book, it still had an action-packed, exciting plot that was a perfect ending to the trilogy. The writing went hand-in-hand with the stunning illustrations that Rob Biddulph made spectacularly - with little easter-eggs along the way. All in all, I loved this book and felt that it was one of the best book series that I've read.
January 5, 2024
A brilliant final installment in the Peanut Jones series - these highly illustrated books are a pleasure to read with an exciting story combined with beautiful illustrations.
Peanut Jones and her friends (and family!) are on their final quest to save Chroma from the evil Mr White who is draining the illustrated city of all it's magic. This book draws together many of the plot points from the earlier books and brings them together into an unexpected ending.
The friendship between the characters is one of the strengths of the story and it feels like they are really reflective of childhood friendships with small disagreements turning into something much larger. The characters themselves are all immensely likeable and so you do desperately want them all to work together.
I loved the blend of science and art in the book with the creativity of the setting being mixed with the engineering of the razar robot army.
A really enjoyable read; I can't think of many children who wouldn't enjoy reading this and it would make a great bedtime story or class readaloud. The best part - the ending suggested another series focusing on a different character - I can't wait to read these!
Peanut Jones and her friends (and family!) are on their final quest to save Chroma from the evil Mr White who is draining the illustrated city of all it's magic. This book draws together many of the plot points from the earlier books and brings them together into an unexpected ending.
The friendship between the characters is one of the strengths of the story and it feels like they are really reflective of childhood friendships with small disagreements turning into something much larger. The characters themselves are all immensely likeable and so you do desperately want them all to work together.
I loved the blend of science and art in the book with the creativity of the setting being mixed with the engineering of the razar robot army.
A really enjoyable read; I can't think of many children who wouldn't enjoy reading this and it would make a great bedtime story or class readaloud. The best part - the ending suggested another series focusing on a different character - I can't wait to read these!
December 28, 2023
My gosh. What an absolute rollercoaster. These books are a total ode to the power of creativity, teamwork, the joy of art history and love. I absolutely adored this… AND THE TWIST OF THE BAD GUY?! That made me swear at my iPad. Rob Biddulph has all the talent - this is a brilliant story, incredibly written and amazingly illustrated. Honestly, I could get lost in the detail of the illustrations for hours! I hope that ending is leaving us with an opening for more stories?!
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