Little Pea

Ten years ago, Amy Krouse Rosenthal burst into children's books with Little Pea, a book destined to become a classic. Her witty text about a little pea who won't eat his sweets combined with the whimsical yet warm hearted art by Jen Corace create a go-to baby gift, a hilarious read-aloud and the perfect intervention for picky eaters.

“"Adorable.. will have them coming back for seconds and thirds."--School Library Journal”

A crowd pleaser in the tradition of Mitchell Sharmat's "Gregory, The Terrible Eater" (1980), illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey, this simply told and illustrated episode features both a decidedly atypical family (all head, no body) facing a similar dinnertime issue, and a delicious final twist. Little Pea's generally a happy legume, hanging with friends, rolling down hills, and being catapulted off a spoon by Papa Pea--but meals are always fraught, for Little Pea hates candy, which as you know (you didn't?) is all that peas eat. "If you don't finish your candy, you can't have dessert," says Mama Pea. Negotiating his quota down to five cellophane-wrapped pieces, Little Pea proceeds to choke them down--"Three. Plck. Four. Pleh."--then jumps for joy at dessert's arrival--a heaping bowl of spinach. Expect bursts of hilarity from young listeners, picky eaters or no. Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Picky eaters will enjoy the subtle humor of this topsy-turvy tale." School Library Journal

Amy Krouse Rosenthal is a Chicago-based writer. She is the author of the bestselling books Duck! Rabbit!, Exclamation Mark!, and Plant a Kiss, and the beloved Little Hoot and Little Oink, along with many other books for children and adults. She is also the author of the Spring 2015 Chronicle book I Wish You More.Visit her at Whoisamy.com.Jen Corace received her BFA in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and has illustrated a number of childrens books, including Little Pea, Little Hoot, and Little Oink. She is also the illustrator of the Fall 2014 Chronicle book Telephone.Visit her at Jencorace.com.

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