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The Monster Who Ate My Peas
by
Danny Schnitzlein (Goodreads Author),
Matt Faulkner (Goodreads Author)
A young boy thinks he's discovered a way to avoid eating his peas -- he makes a bargain with a fiendishly funny monster. First the deal is simple: the monster will eat the boy's peas in exchange for his soccer ball. But with each new encounter, the monster's demands escalate. Eventually, our hero faces a daunting decision -- can he conquer his loathing for peas or will he...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
September 1st 2001
by Peachtree Publishers
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The Monster Who Ate My Peas is a fun take on picky eating. The kid is stuck at the table until he eats his peas and from nowhere, a monster appears and offers to eat the peas in exchange for his soccer ball. The same thing happens again and the child gives up his bike. (eek!) The third time the monster appears, he chooses not to give up his dog (a cute little black Schnauzer) and to eat the peas instead. Naturally, the peas aren't so bad after all. But he doesn't get the bike and ball back eithe...more
This is not your average monster story! The little boy in this story will desperately do anything in order to avoid eating his peas, including giving up some of his most prized possessions! (Sound familiar to any of you parents out there?!) Well when his wish comes true and the disgusting pea monster appears, all it will take for the peas to disappear from his plate is the boy's new soccer ball. Easy enough it seems. But the next time the monster appears he wants the boys bike....and then his do...more
Views from Child: "I will eat all my peas! Will the monster still come and make me give him a toy????"
Views from Parent: This is a fun way to get your child to try new things and teach them about consequences. The illustrations are well done and while involve monsters nothing scary enough to induce nightmares. I enjoyed the rhyming in the book - which in some can put me to sleep rather than keep me interested - and the repetition of the consequences of taking shortcuts. If you have a picky eater...more
Views from Parent: This is a fun way to get your child to try new things and teach them about consequences. The illustrations are well done and while involve monsters nothing scary enough to induce nightmares. I enjoyed the rhyming in the book - which in some can put me to sleep rather than keep me interested - and the repetition of the consequences of taking shortcuts. If you have a picky eater...more
What would you do to avoid eating your vegetables? You might try to feed them to the dog, but what if he didn't want them? Maybe you just moved them around on your plate to make it look like less or hid them in the mashed potatoes. Well, the boy in this sure-to-be-a-classic children's tale will do anything he can do avoid eating his hateful, digusting, stinky peas - even going so far as to make a deal with a MONSTER!
This vibrantly illustrated tale proves that there are worse things than eating...more
This vibrantly illustrated tale proves that there are worse things than eating...more
Found this book several years ago and loved it. Got to meet the author today and hear him read it to a group of children which included my 1 yr old grandson. He was mesmerized by the pictures and the rhymes. Danny told the children about how he had wished he didn't have to eat certain foods as a child and asked what foods they disliked which of course led to a very animated discussion then he started reading the book. They LOVED it! To me, they were the best critics for a children's book. I migh...more
As the boy sits at the dinner table staring at the peas on his plate his mother very seriously tells him he will not get his dessert unless he eat every single peas on his plate. When she leaves the room a monster that looks like a giant blog of mixed veggies offter to eat his peas in exchange for his soccer ball.
The monster continues to return offering to eat whatever the boy did not want to eat and he always wanted something that was very special to the boy.
Would you give up things that are s...more
The monster continues to return offering to eat whatever the boy did not want to eat and he always wanted something that was very special to the boy.
Would you give up things that are s...more
What a fun read! This rhyming text presents a boy who does not want to eat his peas. He makes a deal with a monster, who will eat his peas for a soccer ball and a new bicycle. When the monster offers to eat the peas in exchange for the boy's puppy, the boy decides to finally try his peas. And guess what! He likes them. A really fun book about trying new foods and being careful about what kind of deals you make.
Recommended for students in grades 1 and 2, though younger picky eaters may like this...more
Recommended for students in grades 1 and 2, though younger picky eaters may like this...more
Lots of rhyming! This book is for a fourt or fifth grade class and it does a great job of discussing why you need to try new foods. Most children deal with not wanting to eat foods that do not look good to them and this book created a cute way to see that they need to eat thier food and try new things. I would reccomend to any teacher and there are many ways to use this book in lessons.
A boy does not want to eat his peas and makes a deal with a monster. Every time the monster eats his peas, he must give one of his things in return. He is stuck in a dilemma on what he should do; eat the peas or lose his precious items.
Has a fun rhyme, VERY CUTE BOOK. I love this book.
Good for critical practices and making predictions. You can have a talk with children about whether it is okay to talk to strangers. Also, you can talk about whether something is real or not (For instance, can some...more
Has a fun rhyme, VERY CUTE BOOK. I love this book.
Good for critical practices and making predictions. You can have a talk with children about whether it is okay to talk to strangers. Also, you can talk about whether something is real or not (For instance, can some...more
Best children's picture book I've read in years. The rhyme pattern is solid and steady. It uses great words. The story is compelling and the feelings of the main character are spot on. The illustrations are a perfect compliment to the plot. And lastly, the message is clear and empowering. Great story.
This book is written in rhyming format- very appealing to elementary students. It is told from a young boy's perspective. The topic is also very relevant to them- most kids don't like peas. The illustrations and imagination in this book makes it an ideal children's book. I also enjoyed the descriptive vocabulary created for emphasis (broccoli-green, liver-like, in-di-vi-du-al-ly, etc.).
Mar 27, 2011
Ashlee Gibson
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A little boy has to make a choice between eating his veggies or having a monster eating them for him. If the monster eats his veggies for him, he must pay a high price! This book has great illustrations and they match the story EXACTLY!
How much will the boy give up so that he doesn't have to eat his peas? This is a fun book. You can use it to have your students make predictions, and learn about fair trade.I would recommend this book for K through 2nd grade.
Good message, great illustration plus a really engaging rhyme. Even my 3-year-old was carrying the book around asking for it to be read again and again (and since he is 3, again and again and again and again....)
A boy doesn't want to eat his peas. When a monster says that he will eat them in exchange for toys, the boy realizes that he can eat his peas.
Themes - monsters, vegetables, doing unpleasant things
Themes - monsters, vegetables, doing unpleasant things
A little boy trades his prized possessions to a monster who will eat his peas. But then the monster asks for something too valuable to give up, and the boy learns that peas aren't so bad after all.
Great rhyming story of a boy who will do anything to get rid of his peas. Its an awesomely illustrated book of monsters and family dinner, where could you go wrong???
Great story in rhyme about the monster who ate icky peas...for a price. Great moral and so fun when the kids thought it was horrible when he asked to trade his pooch!
This was my favorite book to read to my son. We eventually had it memorized and he would still ask me to read it to him!
Delightful! (PEAlightful?) This will be great in preschool storytime. The rhymes work, and are perfectly balanced. Excellent.
Thank God this kid chose his dog over pea-avoidance. I was worried for a minute!
Wonderful, detailed, scary illustrations.
Wonderful, detailed, scary illustrations.
Wyatt LOVED this story. Cute story about a boy who doesn't want to eat his peas and what he has to give up because of it.
It was too scary for my son, 2. I think older children would appreciate it more, like starting elementary school.
Love the art! Story is good too. Try new things!! This has been a family favorite that we rediscovered.
Eh, doesn't really encourage eating peas or vegetables, but is a little funny & has some rhyming in it.
May 08, 2012
Jennifer
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Such a cute book. Read it for a 3rd grade tour and they were loving it!
This was cute. It vaguely reminded me of the Little Monsters movie :)
Really funny book for
The students to free read
The students to free read
I loved this story and so did my son. I thought it was quite cute.
a bit scary but good point, i think.
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