6/11/2023 0 Comments Little pea by amy krouse rosenthal![]() ![]() ![]() 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. ![]() Kids are likely to view their veggies with new eyes when mealtime rolls around. Ten years ago, Amy Krouse Rosenthal burst into children's books with Little Pea, a book destined to become a classic. Images of tiny, bouncing peas playing hopscotch, and Papa Pea flipping his boy off the end of a spoon are especially memorable. Newcomer Corace's warmhearted ink-and-watercolor paintings plays up the most of ample white space, which plays up the vibrant greenness of the Pea family. Once Little Pea whines through his required five-piece serving of sweets, he's happy to top off his torture with a special treat-spinach! Young readers will take glee in Little Pea's absurd yet familiar predicament, while parents will surely identify with Mama and Papa Pea's universal struggle. ![]() As Mama and Papa Pea say, "If you want to grow up to be a big strong pea" or have dessert, candy must be eaten. But the one thing Little Pea has trouble with is candy, the icky entrée that his parents insist he eat for dinner each night. The books author Amy Krouse Rosenthal was nothing less than bold in her original attempt to. Little Pea enjoys an ordinary life with his parents and pea pals playing, reading stories and getting lovingly tucked into bed. This is the story of Little Pea, Mama Pea and Papa Pea. , for adults) silly picture book about food choices-and picky eaters-turned topsy-turvy. Peas, the oft-reviled legumes that can make dinnertime a battle, take center plate in Rosenthal's ( Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life ![]()
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