Description by Ellen Foreman.Īccelerated Reader: IL: LG, BL: 1.7, AR Pts: 0.5 Kids, even the ones who don't put up a fuss at the table occasionally (if those even exist), will relish Little Pea. All in all, this strikes me as a book ideally suited for storyhour with young children, and while it may not convince fussy eaters to mend their ways, it will hold up a humorous mirror for their feelings and behavior.Ī cute little story about a little pea who is a picky eater.Ī short read, but kids might enjoy the flipped eating situation between them and the little pea.ĭescription: There's trouble at Little Pea's house: he hates eating his dinner.of candy! Still, his parents won't let him have the spinach dessert he loves so much until he does so. 'Blech,' indeed! Jen Corace's illustrations are simple but effective, conveying a sense of motion and feeling. This charming reversal of the usual mealtime argument involving vegetables, is sure to please young children, who will enjoy all the many sounds of disgust Little Pea makes while being forced to eat FIVE(!) pieces of candy. The only discordant element in his life comes at mealtime, when his parents insist that he eat his candy, before he can have a delicious bowl of spinach for dessert.

Little Pea is a happy youngster, who loves his Papa and Mama Pea, and enjoys playing with his friends.

Ages 3-up.A delightful little picture-book from Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Jen Corace, Little Pea combines minimal text and minimal illustrations, achieving the maximum effect in charm and entertainment. Kids are likely to view their veggies with new eyes when mealtime rolls around. Images of tiny, bouncing peas playing hopscotch, and Papa Pea flipping his boy off the end of a spoon are especially memorable. Newcomer Corace's warmhearted ink-and-watercolor paintings plays up the most of ample white space, which plays up the vibrant greenness of the Pea family. Once Little Pea whines through his required five-piece serving of sweets, he's happy to top off his torture with a special treat-spinach! Young readers will take glee in Little Pea's absurd yet familiar predicament, while parents will surely identify with Mama and Papa Pea's universal struggle.

As Mama and Papa Pea say, 'If you want to grow up to be a big strong pea' or have dessert, candy must be eaten. But the one thing Little Pea has trouble with is candy, the icky entrée that his parents insist he eat for dinner each night. Little Pea enjoys an ordinary life with his parents and pea pals playing, reading stories and getting lovingly tucked into bed. , for adults) silly picture book about food choices-and picky eaters-turned topsy-turvy. Peas, the oft-reviled legumes that can make dinnertime a battle, take center plate in Rosenthal's ( Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life

Little pea by amy krouse rosenthal