Children's Books - Stories for Picky Eaters

I Do Not Eat the Colour Green!

By Lynne Rickards

Fussy eaters will relate to Marlene McKean who stubbornly refuses to eat anything that is green and goes to great lengths to avoid the green foods. When a countess invites her to a fancy party and serves green grapes, Marlene gives in and is shocked to learn that she does like green foods after all. Rhyming text and humorous illustrations make this book a read-aloud treat. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

I Do Not Eat the Colour Green! IPG-8664......$9.99 Currently unavailable

Eat Your Peas, Louise! Rookie Ready to Learn

By Pegeen Snow

Louise’s brother will try anything to get her to eat her peas, but nothing seems to work, until he remembers to use the magic word. This special edition includes age-appropriate school readiness activity pages that focus on rhyming, shapes, healthy eating and trying new things. Also includes a simple science experiment and a word list. Softcover, 40 pages. Ages 4-7.

Eat Your Peas, Louise! Rookie Ready to Learn CP-7097......$5.95

Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli

By Barbara Jean Hicks

In this rollicking picture book monsters insist they don’t like broccoli. They’d rather snack on tractors or a rocket ship or two, but boy do those trees they’re munching on look an awful lot like broccoli. Maybe vegetables aren’t so bad after all! This hilarious book will have youngsters laughing out loud and craving healthy monster snacks of their own. Hardcover, 40 pages. Ages 4-8.

Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli RH-6860......$16.99

Nate's Big Hair and the Grapefruit in There

By Duke Christoffersen

When Nate doesn’t want to try an unfamiliar food, he hides it in his humongous hair. So Nate’s mom serves him a big grapefruit every day, until finally it takes an army of super-strong, grapefruit-eating ants to get the grapefruit out of Nate’s hair—and to teach him the importance of eating his grapefruit. Softcover, 30 pages. Ages 4-8.

Nate's Big Hair and the Grapefruit in There BG-Nate......$9.95

Night of the Veggie Monster

By George McClements

Children and parents alike will relate to this dramatized depiction of what happens when a little boy is faced with eating even one tiny pea. His eyes water, his toes curl and before he knows it, he turns into a Veggie Monster. But before he can smash the chairs and tip the table, he is surprised to find the pea actually tasted all right. No more Veggie Monster, until…broccoli night. Inventive, mixed-media illustrations add to the fun. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

Night of the Veggie Monster MPS-0612......$14.95

Two eggs, please.

By Sarah Weeks and Betsy Lewin

Poached. Raw. Over easy. All the customers at this bustling diner order two eggs, yet no two orders are the same. A clever look at similarities and differences. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

Two eggs, please. SS-1966......$15.95

Picky Nicky

By Cathy East Dubowski and Mark Dubowski

In this picture reader Nicky would rather eat bees and parrots than peas and carrots. But when she combines them with her favorite food, she finds she can eat them after all. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

Picky Nicky PP-2950......$3.99

The Monster Who Ate My Peas

By Danny Schnitzlein

Finicky eaters take heed for one gruesome monster can eliminate any food you dread, if only you’re willing to sacrifice something in return. For one boy, the demands of the monster escalate with every plate of peas, forcing the boy to either face his fear of peas or risk losing another treasured possession. Rhyming verse and rich illustrations, including one truly grotesque monster, put picky eating in perspective. Hardcover OR Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4 and up.

The Monster Who Ate My Peas Hardcover PTP-2165......$16.95 Softcover PTP-5331......$7.95

The classic story of Charlie and Lola is now available in this "utterly brilliant pop-up edition." All the best parts of the original story are emphasized with amazing pull tabs, pull-opens, and pop-up pages. If you love this story, you've got to have this version! 16 pages. Ages 4-8.

I Will Never NOT EVER Eat a Tomato Hardcover CW-1188H......$16.99 Softcover CW-1188S......$6.99 Pop Up! CW-7088......$18.99

It's lunchtime and friends Cat, Duck, and Squirrel want to make pumpkin soup. Unfortunately there isn't a ripe pumpkin in sight! Can they agree on fish soup? Mushroom soup? Or be satisfied with beet soup? Follow Cat, Duck and Squirrel as they negotiate their lunch plans and chop vegetables like zucchini, tomatoes, and carrots for their healthy soups. Includes beet soup recipe. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

Delicious! A Pumpkin Soup Story MPS-7560......$16.99

Peggy is a picky eater—and proud of it! When she lets her new pet duckling, Fluff, be as picky as she is, Peggy learns a growing duck needs a balanced, varied diet to be healthy. Peggy wants to be healthy too and knows just what she needs to do. Part of the Science Solves It! series, this book integrates teaching good nutrition and science skills. The book includes a “Think Like a Scientist” page designed to show young readers that science is a part of their lives every day. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

Picky Peggy LB-1386......$5.95

This classic children’s story features Gregory, the most picky eater of all goats! Instead of chewing on tin cans and rubber tires like normal goats, Gregory craves fruits, vegetables, and other yummy treats. His parents wonder why, oh why, can’t Gregory just be a normal goat? A Reading Rainbow selection. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

Gregory, the Terrible Eater Hardcover SS-2502......$16.95 Softcover SB-9312......$6.99

Henry loved to eat books, and the more he ate the smarter he got...until one day he ate so many books he became ill. He sadly gave up eating books and discovered he loved to eat broccoli and read books. From then on he was known as, "The Incredible Broccoli Eating Boy," although a bite out of the back cover of this book suggests he still occasionally indulges in bit of book. A hilarious, ingenious story coupled with equally unique illustrations. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

The Incredible Book Eating Boy PP-7491......$17.99

When little Bubba Baxter won't eat his breakfast because mom is serving healthy food, he takes off to the zoo, hoping to find what the animals eat to be much more appealing. Bubba soon finds out that the monkeys, zebras, and parrots eat nothing but apples, grains, and carrots and that the gorilla, though King of the Beasts, eats lots of fruit - no candy or sweets. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-10.

Lunch at the Zoo LCB-3201......$17.00