Welcome to the peapod family
Grown & Raised in Tamworth ,Staffordshire.

The peapod family........ What are the Peapod books all about?

The Peapod Family is a series of children’s stories of a family of peas who live in the vegetable plot in Sir Edward Mortimer's large garden . Follow them around as along the way they bump into some comical characters, share in with their many mischievous adventures.

The books were written and illustrated by Kate Pointon and are dedicated to the life of her late father, Colin Mortimer who Grandad pea is based on .
In life, Colin was very talented in wood working , self taught, he had quite a flair for building Dolls Houses , also if ever anyone wanted anything made of wood, they all went to Colin .

In the Peapod family books , clever old Grandad Pea, he too has a gift but he makes things out of garden waste .
The first book went on sale in 2007 , sales were good and a demand was met for more, so in 2008 four more new titles were added, also a toy was designed and went into production , which again has proved so popular, a much treasured toy.

The books are also illustrated by Kate, in them she used many familiar items from her parents garden in the stories. ‘Center Parcs’ also gave written permission to use their name for one of the book titles just as long as their way of spelling it was used, which indeed it was . It was here, at Center Parcs at the end of 2004 that the first book was written, currently,

there are 5 stories available .

Also available is a velour Peapod toy ,which houses the three peapod children from the stories .
This soft and cuddly zipped toy and removable little pea babies has
proved to be inseparable from the children who own them, as well as becoming a must have for older ones .

A limited edition of just 200 box set of 4 books, all signed in a cardboard folder is also available.

© 2007 Ludgate House Publishing

Who We Are

The peapod family books .....unique stories with a large following !

Available for local school ~ Care Home visits~Ladies WI ~ the story of how an idea becomes a book !

Our aim is to deliver superior service to those in Tamworth at an affordable and competitive price.