Little Pea

Amy Krouse Rosenthal has endless amounts of books that appeal directly to kids.  They teach simple lessons about life to kids in an easy and understandable way.  One of my favorites is Little Pea.  Little Pea is just like any other pea he likes playing with his friends. But what is really awful about being a pea is that you have to eat candy for dinner.  Little Pea HATES candy.  He complains and complains but his mom and dad always MAKE him eat 5 pieces of candy for dinner (tragic right?) After his dinner he is rewarded with dessert- a big bowl of spinach.

Picky eaters will definitely appreciate and understand the twist- a pea that hates eating candy for dinner.  The whole time they will be thinking, "It's not fair, I want candy for dinner!" Little Pea is also a good example for these picky eaters, because even though he doesn't want to eat the candy, he does what his parents say.

If you like Little Pea you need to check out two more books by Rosenthal Little Hoot and Little Oink.   Little Hoot is about an owl who hates stay up late.  Little Oink stars a pig who hates being messy.

Happy Reading!
Laura