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Little Pea
by
Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Goodreads Author),
Jen Corace (Goodreads Author)
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
Published
February 17th 2005
by Chronicle Books
(first published February 1st 2005)
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Jul 13, 2009
Abigail
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Young Children Who Hate to Eat Their Vegetables
Recommended to Abigail by:
Lisa Vegan
Shelves:
picture-books
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My son has excellent taste in books. Earlier this summer he picked out Little Pea by Amy Krause Rosenthal. This cute little book about a family of peas has already become a family favorite.
Little Pea, the title character, reminds me a lot of my son. Little Pea every night is forced to eat food he doesn't like (because it's good for him). His exasperated parents ask him to eat five pieces. Little Pea reluctantly does what they ask but pulls the most wonderful faces as he takes his bites. These sc...more
Little Pea, the title character, reminds me a lot of my son. Little Pea every night is forced to eat food he doesn't like (because it's good for him). His exasperated parents ask him to eat five pieces. Little Pea reluctantly does what they ask but pulls the most wonderful faces as he takes his bites. These sc...more
Oct 02, 2008
Lisa Vegan
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
all young children and their adults
This is an adorable book and it’s great fun. I am not convinced that it will actually convert children who don’t like vegetables into vegetable lovers if that’s a goal. It is a cute story though and the illustrations are terrific. The candy sure looks pretty but not that extremely appealing (to me) as none of it is chocolate.
I loved vegetables even as a young child (except for eggplant, green onions, and radishes - I acquired a taste for those three in adulthood) but I would have enjoyed this bo...more
I loved vegetables even as a young child (except for eggplant, green onions, and radishes - I acquired a taste for those three in adulthood) but I would have enjoyed this bo...more
Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Jen Corace is a cute and funny look at picky eaters. Little Pea can't have his dessert unless he eats his .... Sound familiar? Wait! He can't have his dessert (spinach?) unless he eats his ... candy? Very Clever!
The text is minimal with familiar words. Rosentahal's choice of words used as Little Pea eats his candy "Yuck. Bleck. Pleh." are perfect. The illustrations are the highlight for me. Utilizing lots of white space and masterful use of line...more
The text is minimal with familiar words. Rosentahal's choice of words used as Little Pea eats his candy "Yuck. Bleck. Pleh." are perfect. The illustrations are the highlight for me. Utilizing lots of white space and masterful use of line...more
Little Pea lives with his parents and loves lots of things. Except dinner. He has to eat candy every day for dinner and he hates it. After he chokes down 5 pieces, his mom lets him have dessert - SPINACH! - how he loves dessert!
Cute alert! The illustrations of Little Pea and his family are really, really, really cute. Little Pea has little red freckles across his little green cheeks. His mom has little eyelashes. And they all have little black dot eyes and happy expressions (well, except for Lit...more
Cute alert! The illustrations of Little Pea and his family are really, really, really cute. Little Pea has little red freckles across his little green cheeks. His mom has little eyelashes. And they all have little black dot eyes and happy expressions (well, except for Lit...more
Little Pea would be an excellent book for younger children who are learning about manners or the rules at the dinner table. I really liked this book because it gave a funny twist to what we as humans have to do by eating all our nasty vegetables before we can have dessert. Instead of being a human's perspective, it was a pea's who had to eat all the candy in order to be rewarded with spinach. I also liked this book because it was very clever with the wording. For example, at the very end it said...more
Cute and funny!
This is the cutest book I've read in quite awhile! Moms and dads of picky eaters will thoroughly enjoy this cute story about Little Pea.
Little Pea is your average, happy -go -lucky child....until it comes time to eat his dinner. Little Pea HATES eating "healthy" more than anything! His parents tell him he has to eat all of his dinner, so that he can grow healthy and strong, but he only wants to eat "dessert ". ...
Now, I'm not a fan of plot spoiling, so I'm stopping here. There's a really cute t...more
Little Pea is your average, happy -go -lucky child....until it comes time to eat his dinner. Little Pea HATES eating "healthy" more than anything! His parents tell him he has to eat all of his dinner, so that he can grow healthy and strong, but he only wants to eat "dessert ". ...
Now, I'm not a fan of plot spoiling, so I'm stopping here. There's a really cute t...more
This story is about the pea family. Papa, Mama and Little Pea. Little Pea is a happy kid. He likes to play with his friends and spend time with his family. The one the he does not like? Candy. He hates candy! But to grow up big and strong his parents urge him to eat his candy! Little Pea cannot have dessert until he's eaten all of his candy. What's dessert? Spinach! Yum!!
Children will quickly identify with being made to eat something they hate. They will recognize the bargaining and the reward t...more
Children will quickly identify with being made to eat something they hate. They will recognize the bargaining and the reward t...more
The massive amounts of white space make this a perfect book for beginning readers. Simple illustrations are utilized to match the text and help kids figure out the words. The use of line is important in the pictures to convey movement. The font looks as though it is handwritten and supports the dialogue. The size and placement of the font is also manipulated to help communicate the elements of the story. Simple colors and pictures combine with words that kids can relate to to offer an interestin...more
Kids can identify with this rambunctious, energetic little vegetable as he is forced to choke down five pieces of candy for dinner. The plot isn't the most gripping--Little Pea doesn't want to eat his candy, he does, he is rewarded with dessert (spinach), but the cute illustrations and expressive dialogue gets kids to giggle and feel especially clever that they are in on the joke. Acting out Pea's expressions of disgust as he eats his candy ("Blech. Pleh. Plck.") are especially fun for both the...more
What? How have I never rated/reviewed this one? It is a perennial favorite in this house - even to this day when the kid is getting into far more 'sophisticated' stuff. Not only is it beyond adorable, but it's theme is so universal. "If only Mom and Dad didn't make me do (fill in the blank) my life would be complete!" I also *love* the illustrations. If you love this make sure to check out Little Hoot!
A really fun book to read with my toddler. She definitely appreciates all the noises that accompany the pea eating all the disgusting candy. However, I'm not sure if it's a book that we'll check out again. I know it's playing on the "finish your veggies if you want dessert" style of parenting that a lot of families have, but we don't have that in our home - and the later my daughter realizes that society values food differently (as in some foods are rewards and some are chores), the better.
Little Pea is a cute story about Little Pea who does not like to eat candy for dinner. Once he has eaten all of his candy he is then able to eat spinach for dessert yum! I think children in kindergarten and 1st would love this story because the idea of spinach being considered a dessert sounds crazy to them. As a class the students and teacher can write down different foods that would be healthy for them to eat and foods that are not healthy for them to eat.
A very cute story about Little Pea, who is just a normal kid, of sorts, except that he's a pea. This is where we suspend disbelief. However, he doesn't like candy, and that's what's for dinner every night. If he wants his favorite dessert (spinach!) he has to eat every bit of candy on his plate. I think kids will enjoy this book. As a follow-up in the library, we could even read it together--the text is spare enough--and the kids could do a retelling of the story, perhaps with their own illustra...more
Dec 28, 2010
Relyn
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
parents and teachers of young children
Recommended to Relyn by:
Family Fun magazine
Shelves:
2010-reread,
2011-reread
I loved this book. Really, really loved it. What a perfect ending. And, such an accessible story. I plan to use it when I do my mini-lesson on ending your story. (I teach second grade.) Endings are so hard to get right and this will be an excellent example.
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Last school year Sloane stayed home sick with her Daddy. It was about January of 2010. Anyway, she got bored, but had to be still. So, she reread Little Pea and decided to write a book for me. She called it Tiny Corn...more
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Last school year Sloane stayed home sick with her Daddy. It was about January of 2010. Anyway, she got bored, but had to be still. So, she reread Little Pea and decided to write a book for me. She called it Tiny Corn...more
Little Pea has a happy childhood, but there's one thing that makes him unhappy. He has to eat candy for dinner every night, and he really hates it! After eating all the candy his parents require in order for him to have dessert, we are as anxious as he is to see what the dessert will be. This is such an original story, sweetly and simply executed. The design, illustrations, and voice of the text are in perfect harmony. A classic.
Such an entertaining read. Here, we visit Little Pea and his parents as they spend a day together. We wee what Little Pea likes to do and what he's afraid of. We also find out what he hates above all else to eat for dinner. This book will make everyone laugh because of Little Pea's ideas that are sometimes very similar to readers but sometimes very different. It also has some wonderful puns. Definitely give it a read.
Little Pea
Written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Illustrated by Jen Corace
2005 Chronicle Books LLC
Genre: Picture book, fiction
Level: Preschool-2
This is a silly story about a little pea who likes to play with his pea pals and have fun. Like most kids, Little Pea must eat his dinner before he may have dessert. You won't believe what Little Pea must eat each night so that he can have his favorite dessert, spinach!
Written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Illustrated by Jen Corace
2005 Chronicle Books LLC
Genre: Picture book, fiction
Level: Preschool-2
This is a silly story about a little pea who likes to play with his pea pals and have fun. Like most kids, Little Pea must eat his dinner before he may have dessert. You won't believe what Little Pea must eat each night so that he can have his favorite dessert, spinach!
I found this book in the little kid section of a store while I was on vacation. I thought it looked cute so I picked it up. I quickly fell in love with the little pea. The illustrations were cute and nice. The storyline is something I had never thought about. Little Pea is a sweethearted character. If you have a little child, or you are just interested, you should read this book. It's very, very cute. 5/5 stars.
I think this story is very clever and ironic as it parallels the experience of children who don't want to eat their vegetables but eventually do so they can have dessert. Little Pea doesn't want to eat his candy but eventually he does so that he can have his spinach! The story is a good way to make kids aware of their little habits, but they may get jealous of how Little Pea gets to eat candy for dinner!
Feb 22, 2012
Mary Cate
added it
Little Pea is a cute story that shows a pea who doesn't want to eat his candy for dinner. It's similar to a child who doesn't want to eat his peas for dinner (but wants to eat candy!). Kids would find this story silly but relatable and parents would ultimately be able to teach a lesson from it. The pictures are cute and the wording is simple and a new reader would be able to read this on their own.
Any parent will a picky eater will LOVE this book! What does peas eat? CANDY of course! Little Pea hates candy and his parents force him to eat it so he'll grow big and strong. He goes along with it just as long as he can have dessert- SPINACH! Young children will love this book and be amazed that someone could hate candy! I love the illustrations for this book also. So so cute!
What a hoot! Every night the Pea family has candy for dinner, which Little Pea hates. But he has to eat five bites before he can have dessert. Very cleverly written and illustrated. My daughter-in-law received this as a gift, and my granddaughter and I read it four times (at her request) before lunch. One of those rare books that's as much fun for adults as for kids.
What is not to like about this little book. The illustaration on the front page was so adorable. This is one of the things that I love about children's books. They take you back to a simpler time of innocence, merriment and absolute wonder. Really great book easy, funny little twist on getting kids to eat their vegetables. Great story for bedtime.
Tables are turned when little pea whines and complains when he HAS to eat candy for dinner before he can get dessert. Little Pea will surely bring giggles to kids' faces when they realize not everyone hates vegetables...sometimes they are even as sweet as candy.
Used for "It's Green and Leafy: Not Trees...Vegetables!" storytime-April, 2010.
Used for "It's Green and Leafy: Not Trees...Vegetables!" storytime-April, 2010.
I really like this book because it was an unusual combination of events. Instead of having to eat his vegetables the pea has to eat candy. This book is a fun book that has very cute illustrations. It would be a good tool to have in the classroom to teach students that even though they don't like specific food it's still good to try it!
Absolutely loved it. Wow. I wonder if this reverse psychology and situtional irony will work with my students. Ha! Ha! I love this story and the illustrations. This book is wonderful for young children. I think it would really tickle them. AEWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so glad I got introduced to so many wonderful books.
Picture Book 9
I found the irony in this book so funny, as will young children, as the main character (a pea) in the story likes to eat vegetables and hates to eat candy. The humor will have children quickly flipping through the pages of this story, and contains a good amount of dialogue for them to read through too.
I found the irony in this book so funny, as will young children, as the main character (a pea) in the story likes to eat vegetables and hates to eat candy. The humor will have children quickly flipping through the pages of this story, and contains a good amount of dialogue for them to read through too.
Love this book! It's a clever way to get your kids to eat their veggies. Little Pea hates to eat his dinner and always wants to eat his dessert. What do little peas eat for dinner? Candy! His parents make him eat the entire plate before he can eat his favorite dessert of spinach. This book is fun for kids and adults.
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“If you want to grow up to be a big, strong pea, you have to eat your candy," Papa Pea would say.”
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