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Warm, playful picture books for little hearts and big imaginations.

Discover laugh-out-loud adventures, gentle feeling stories, and joyful celebrations of being different for ages 3-6. One home for every Martin King series, with books and activities families come back to.

Pea & Carrot are little stories about big feelings. The quiet kind that grow slowly, glow warmly, and help children notice what's happening inside their hearts.

Through gentle humour, soft adventures, and two very lovable vegetables, we celebrate the small everyday moments that turn into something beautifully big.

Friendship adventures full of laughs, feelings, and moments children instantly recognise. This is where little readers learn that big hearts can solve big problems.

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Featured Series

Three distinct series. One storytelling world. From laugh-out-loud chaos to gentle emotional discovery, each collection invites children into imaginative, meaningful adventures.

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Ages 3-6

Arlo's Big Books Series

When Arlo makes a mistake, it doesn’t stay small, it explodes into hilarious chaos in this fast-paced rhyming series perfect for 3–6 year olds.

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Ages 4-7

A Whoops-A-Daisy Book Series

A gentle, whimsical series, reminding us that seeing the world differently isn’t wrong, it’s simply their own perfectly right way to be.

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Ages 3-6

Pea & Carrot Feelings Series

Pea & Carrot is a gentle picture book series for children aged 3–6 that explores feelings, friendship and self-awareness through calm, story-led moments.

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The Arlo Big series is filled with exaggerated fun and delightfully chaotic adventures, where everyday moments grow into unforgettable surprises.

From Arlo's Big Yawn to Arlo's Big Head, Home and Journey, ordinary experiences turn into magical, laugh-out-loud stories children love to hear again and again.

With lively rhyme and playful storytelling, each book delivers cosy read-aloud fun full of heart, humour and just the right amount of glorious chaos.

Bedtime Chaos Club

Arlo's Big Books

One sleepy yawn can trigger giant trouble. Warm, silly stories that turn bedtime into a laugh-out-loud adventure.

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Upside-Down Adventures

Whoops-A-Daisy

A quirky world where being different is the superpower. Big imagination, big heart, and delightfully odd surprises.

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Best Friend Energy

Pea & Carrot

Bright, playful stories about teamwork, feelings, and friendship. A joyful duo children will want to revisit again and again.

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Also For Older Readers

Adventure and graphic novel worlds for ages 7-12 are on the way. These are part of the Martin King universe and will launch here soon.

Older Readers

Ages 7-12Coming Soon

Modern Adventure Series

A modern day mystery-adventure with teamwork, clues, and page-turning chapter-by-chapter discoveries.

Older Readers

Ages 8-12Coming Soon

Graphic Novel Series

A bold visual story world with bigger stakes, comic-style energy, and child-friendly action for confident readers.

In the wonderfully muddled world of Mr and Mrs Whoops-A-Daisy, ordinary days rarely go to plan, and that's exactly the charm. From gusty picnics to upside-down mornings, family life is full of small mishaps, big feelings, and plenty of laughter.

Each story celebrates a child who sees the world in their own unique way. Their differences aren't problems to fix, they're perspectives to understand and gifts to value.

With soft, hand-painted illustrations and heartfelt storytelling, the Whoops-A-Daisy series invites families to embrace life's delightful imperfections and the quiet magic hidden in everyday moments.

Activity Hub

Play it. Build it. Spell it. Save it.

Live games are inside each book world page. Pick a series to play.

Magnetic Word ChallengesPea & Carrot JigsawSave your Creations as ImagesPea Ball WizardInteractive Room BuilderFun Activity Sheets

VISIT PEA & CARROT CORNER VISIT ARLO'S BIG WORLD WHOOPS-A-DAISY WORLD

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About Martin

Martin writes children's stories and picture books that blend humour, adventure and heart, with just the right amount of chaos. Every story is designed to be fun for children and meaningful for families.

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