Peas!: It's Not Easy Being Peas-y

by Andrew Cullen, Simon Rickerty

It's not easy being a pea! Picked, plucked and processed, and then transported all over the world on trucks, trains, boats and planes, Pete and Penelope Pea finally find a loving family to feed. But do the little girl and boy actually like peas? Go on, give peas a chance! A book that will have children bursting with questions about ecology and the environment.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Board Book

First published July 2, 2009

Reviews

[Kate Everett · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice simple book with text to match. So bright and colourful and told on a level that is bound to engage young children, it describes the journey of two little peas and all the trouble they go to to reach the dinner plate.
Very funny ending whilst cleverly explaining all the processes involved in pea production - indeed these would be true of many other vegetables.
This book asks us to give peas a chance, I suggest give this book a chance! Perfect for fussy eaters and any little ones who would like to know exactly where their vegetables come from!

[Matthew Bisson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very fun book. Educating the reader on how peas are produced - from the farm to your plate - it is a very informative read, with an appropriate dash of humour. Possibly also suitable for those children who might be more reluctant to eat their greens! If read with an adult, the child may be able to be guided towards spotting the connection between the production of peas and the production of other foods as well.

[Henna · Rating 3 out of 5]

A funny book with bright and bold pictures! A book which cleverly shows the production of peas from their growth to the children's dinner plate! A great read for fussy eaters, encouraging them to 'give peas a go'

[Hollie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A simple, yet funny book all about the journey of food and how it ends up on our tables. It would be a great starting point for discussing this with children, while they can also enjoy the bright and colourful illustrations.

[Amelia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book about how food gets to our plates.

[Jennifer McCallum · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sweet, simple book but turned me off peas. I prefer my food without feelings and emotions!

[Alice Bennett · Rating 3 out of 5]

A funny story about manners and eating peas. Young children would really enjoy this.

[Melissa Buck · Rating 3 out of 5]

A funny story about the life of peas and how they are often not eaten by the younger generation.

[Lauren Drake · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simple, but funny book about the life cycle of a pea and how they are often unappreciated, especially by the younger generation. I think children would really enjoy reading this book.

[Stef Rozitis · Rating 3 out of 5]

The thing is there is no shortage of books telling children to eat their peas (why peas in particular?). There is something here about nutrition, a possibility to make visible some of the processes that happen to the food we end up taking for granted. Labour is invisible in the book, but there is a gap evocative of possibilities depending who is reading the book with the child.

This book is simply written and pictured. There are no real surprises in it but it is cute.

[Louise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book. Give peas a chance indeed. A book that explains how peas get onto a child's plate (to be not considered a food stuff).

[Jasmine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think it could be better