Children's Books - Stories for Picky Eaters

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......$16.00

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

Both kids and parents are sure to relate as Daisy stubbornly refuses to eat her peas while mom offers increasingly outrageous incentives, including seventeen swimming pools, ninety-two chocolate factories and much more! The battle of wills escalates until Daisy shrewdly offers to eat her peas, but only if mom eats her brussels sprouts. Hardcover, 28 pages. Ages 4-8.

Eat Your Peas HT-9747......$10.95

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-3504......$4.99

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......$16.99

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......$14.95