Farm Feud

Pea, Bee, & Jay #4

by Brian "Smitty" Smith

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, & 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

Genres: Graphic Novels, Humor, Middle Grade, Childrens, Animals, Friendship, Juvenile

64 pages, Paperback

Published January 4, 2022

Reviews

[Darla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pea and Bee are feuding and all around the farm there are cranky vegetables. Grandpa is ready to kick some PEA-HINDS. They're out of their GOURDS. (If you love vegetable puns, there are more where those came from.) While Pea and Bee set out to make new friends, Jay is on his own and runs into a sssneaky sssnake. After escaping, Jay spends time at the nest constructing model friends to keep him company. They just might come in handy.

[BooksNCrannies · Rating 2 out of 5]

Least fave in the series so far....

✏️ Review ✏️

Although I did find some parts to be funny, Farm Feud is my least favorite installment in the Pea, Bee, & Jay series so far. The plot is a bit too repetitive with Pea and Bee always arguing. The illustrations are still fun and the characters are comical, though. While I didn't find the plot to be as enjoyable, I thought the ending illustrated well how pointless many arguments are.

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📊 A Quick Overview 📊

👍🏼 What I Liked:
• The illustrations — pretty colorful and expressive.
• The three MCs — a complimentary trio of characters.

👎🏼 What I Did Not Like:
• Most of the plot — repetitive and not as enjoyable as the previous books in the series.

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❓ To Read or Not To Read? ❓

— Would I recommend this book? Yes.*

— To whom? To those who have read and enjoyed the first three books in the Pea, Bee, & Jay graphic novel series.

*(Note: I leave it up to each individual to decide the maturity and discernment level required to read the books I recommend, based on my content warnings below [in my Book Breakdown]. My content warnings [if any] should always be considered alongside my recommendations when deciding who these books are best suited for.)

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📖 BOOK BREAKDOWN 📖 (Overall: 2.5/5 [rounded down to 2 on Goodreads])
~Fundamentals {Graphic Novel Version}: (1=worst; 5=best)
— 📈 Plot: 2/5
— 🎨 Illustrations: 3/5
— 👥 Characters: 3/5

~Content: (0=none; 1=least; 5=most)

— 🤬 Language: 0/5

— ⚔️ Violence: 0/5

— ⚠️ Sexual: 0/5

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📣 Random Comments 📣

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[Katie Lawrence · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn't care for this one quite as much as the first entry. I worry that a lot of the puns will go over the targeted readers heads. Pea and Bee's argument is kind of annoying and we never learn what started it, but I suppose for young readers both these things can be true of arguments they've witnessed and been a part of. A lot of the characters come off as kind of blunt and mean which is never dealt with a whole lot. Did really find the aggressive acorn character amusing. The illustrations are extremely charming and ones that might inspire young readers to try to create their own Pea, Bee and Jay stories.

[Alicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I forgot how much I loved the first installment and realized this was number four so now I have to go back and borrow two and three.

I love the bright colors of this children's graphic novel series about three friends, a pea, a bee, and a blue jay. This one is full of goofy puns and some of them might go right over the kids' heads but it's a heck of a time as they fight and hang around the farm with a particularly memorable scene when Jay makes a trash version of pea and bee for company and they smash and break.

[Ellon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not my favorite of the series. Pea and Bee are fighting (nobody knows what they are fighting about) and it kind of ends up being as annoying at all the farm creatures think it is. They reconcile at the end but it takes a long time to get there and isn't all that exciting. That being said, I will still gladly purchase for my school library as I think my students will like it if they read the other books in the series.

[Faith Tydings · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good book about a pea, a bee, and a jay on a farm with no pockets and snake. Will Pea and Bee ever settle their dispute? What was their argument even about? Will Jay get his best friends back? Will snake ever find something to eat? And, what's up with the acorn security guard!? Find out all of these questions and more with the fourth installment of Pea, Bee, & Jay: Farm Feud. You'll laugh, cry... no, you'll just laugh!

[Bethe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Least favorite of the series, lots of fussing between Pea and Bee, and bad puns at the farm. New characters Snake and Fish add some levity to the mix. Like many fusses that occur in the intended audience age group, this one is the same, with no one remembering the cause.

[blueygurl2016 · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one wasn’t my favorite. I found it stressful lol. I don’t like fighting. I did think it was funny though in the end that Bee and Pea couldn’t even remember what they were fighting about. I’m glad they made up.

[Raven Black · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fourth in the series, best to read this relatable story of the bumps of friendships in order, but if you know the first you can bounce a bit.

[Ellen]

So much cuteness.

[Kasey · Rating 5 out of 5]

the best book ever

[Rebekah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great book in the series. So funny and had a lot of puns. I loved it!

[Noelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

The puns make this book even better!

[Ro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good

[Frances · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best! 🍇🐝🐦!

[Katey Hite · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book was really funny. It also had a very good moral lesson, especially about friendship.

[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

I actually didn't super enjoy this installment of the series. The whole book is built on the premise of Pea and Bee having an argument and trying to one-up each other.

[Heather Preece · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one didn’t land as well as the previous books with my kids but still cute.

[Jen Lynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this with my daughter. We enjoyed it

[A · Rating 4 out of 5]

That’s kind of you jay to save pea and bee wait I have a joke PBJ normally stands for peanut butter and jam LOL. My favourite part was when the acorn asks the snail if he had a license to drive the shell and my least favourite part was when bee and pea had a argument.