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PEAS Literature

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

Eat Your Peas, Ivy Louise!

By Leo Landry

Her parents may see a healthy meal, but Ivy Louise sees her peas staring in a series of amazing acts in the world’s smallest circus. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 2-5.

Eat Your Peas, Ivy Louise! HMH-8861......$12.00

We all know peas are nutritious, but children will be surprised to learn that peas played a key role in the discovery of genetics. Gregor Mendel, known as the Father of Genetics, used careful experiments with peas to discover how traits are passed down from parent to child. This fascinating picture book combines an inspiring biography of a brilliant scientist with an easy-to-understand introduction to genetics. Mendel’s famous pea experiments are brought to life with beautiful illustrations. Library binding, 36 pages. Ages 7-12.

Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas HT-4755......$18.95

As they ripen, five peas in a pod imagine their futures. Four of the peas imagine grand futures, while the smallest is content to “go wherever it is that I am meant to.” When their shell is torn open by a boy with a pea shooter, the 4 peas with elaborate plans quickly meet grim fates while the fifth lands on a window ledge where it sprouts and becomes a window garden for a gravely ill girl. It is the little pea’s happy destiny to inspire the girl to regain her health. 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

The Pea Blossom Softcover HH-0183......$6.95 Hardcover HH-8642......$17.95 Quantities Limited on Hardcover ONLY

Louise’s brother will try anything to get her to eat her peas, but nothing seems to work. Find out how Louise learns to like her peas in this funny, well illustrated, and easy-to-read book! Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 3-7.

Eat Your Peas, Louise! CP-0674......$4.95

If you have ever heard the story of the Princess and the Pea and asked, "How could anyone feel a tiny pea under the weight of twenty mattresses," this book will answer your curiosity once and for all. Told from the perspective of the pea, an unlikely princess is not the only surprise. Unique illustrations and wit make this take on the classic story a sure treat from author Mini Grey in her first book to be published in the United States. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

The Very Smart Pea and the Princess-to-Be RH-6269......$16.99

Longing to find the perfect penguin princess, the picky Penguin Prince seems to find something wrong with every princess in the land. It isn't until one stormy night when a wet and miserable penguin lands on his doorstep that he is convinced he has found his true love. But is the penguin princess who she says she is? Based on the classic tale, only the pea will tell. 30 pages. Ages 4-8.

The Penguin and the Pea Hardcover KCP-8327......$14.95 Softcover KCP-9836......$6.95

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

If Little Pea doesn't eat all of his sweets, there will be no vegetables for dessert! What's a young pea to do? Children who have trouble swallowing their veggies will love the way this pea-size picture book serves up a playful story they can relate to. Hardcover, 36 pages. Ages 3-7.

Little Pea HT-658X......$12.95