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Product Identifiers
PublisherPeachtree Publishing Company Inc.
ISBN-101561455334
ISBN-139781561455331
eBay Product ID (ePID)78626984
Product Key Features
Book TitleMonster Who Ate My Peas
Number of Pages32 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
TopicHumorous Stories, Cooking & Food, Monsters, General, Boys & Men, Stories in Verse (See Also Poetry)
IllustratorFaulkner, Matt, Yes
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorDanny Schnitzlein
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight5.6 Oz
Item Length8.8 in
Item Width10.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2001-021167
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsArcimboldo meets Mad Magazine as a monster that looks like a cross between an octopus and a compost pile bargains with a young narrator willing to sacrifice his prized soccer ball, and even his new bike, rather than eat peas... there's a Seussian (or Clement Clarke Moore) flavor to the rhymed text... the rollicking rhythms and madcap, over-the-top art give this... [book] plenty of comic energy., "Arcimboldo meets Mad Magazine as a monster that looks like a cross between an octopus and a compost pile bargains with a young narrator willing to sacrifice his prized soccer ball, and even his new bike, rather than eat peas. . . there's a Seussian (or Clement Clarke Moore) flavor to the rhymed text. . . the rollicking rhythms and madcap, over-the-top art give this. . . [book] plenty of comic energy." --Kirkus Reviews "The rhymes flow, begging to be read aloud. Faulkner has created a truly disgusting monster with hairy feet and icky toenails, covered with slimy vegetables, too big for the page. Children will clamor to hear this one again and again." --School Library Journal, "The rhymes flow, begging to be read aloud. Faulkner has created a truly disgusting monster with hairy feet and icky toenails, covered with slimy vegetables, too big for the page. Children will clamor to hear this one again and again." School Library Journal, The rhymes flow, begging to be read aloud. Faulkner has created a truly disgusting monster with hairy feet and icky toenails, covered with slimy vegetables, too big for the page. Children will clamor to hear this one again and again., ?Arcimboldo meets Mad Magazine as a monster that looks like a cross between an octopus and a compost pile bargains with a young narrator willing to sacrifice his prized soccer ball, and even his new bike, rather than eat peas? there?s a Seussian (or Clement Clarke Moore) flavor to the rhymed text? the rollicking rhythms and madcap, over-the-top art give this? [book plenty of comic energy.?, "Arcimboldo meets Mad Magazine as a monster that looks like a cross between an octopus and a compost pile bargains with a young narrator willing to sacrifice his prized soccer ball, and even his new bike, rather than eat peas.... there's a Seussian (or Clement Clarke Moore) flavor to the rhymed text.... the rollicking rhythms and madcap, over-the-top art give this... [book] plenty of comic energy." - Kirkus Reviews, "Arcimboldo meets Mad Magazine as a monster that looks like a cross between an octopus and a compost pile bargains with a young narrator willing to sacrifice his prized soccer ball, and even his new bike, rather than eat peas... there's a Seussian (or Clement Clarke Moore) flavor to the rhymed text... the rollicking rhythms and madcap, over-the-top art give this... [book] plenty of comic energy." Kirkus Reviews
Grade FromPreschool
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Grade ToThird Grade
Dewey Decimal[E]
SynopsisThis hilarious picture book from author Danny Schnitzlein will have picky eaters begging for more. What do you dread eating the most? For one young boy, it's peas, but he's discovered a seemingly simple solution. He makes a bargain with a fiendishly funny monster who will eat the boy's peas in exchange for his soccer ball. But soon, peas are on the menu again and with each new encounter, the monster's demands escalate. Eventually, our hero faces a daunting decisioncan he conquer his loathing for peas, or will he lose his most prized possession? Danny Schnitzlein's verse combines with Matt Faulkner's uproariously detailed illustrations to create a clever story about how far we're willing to go to avoid the things we hate., What do you dread eating the most? For the hero of this story, it's peas, and he thinks he's discovered a solution. "I closed my eyes tightly and sent out a wish That the peas would somehow disappear from my dish. And something quite strange and mysterious occurred, As if somehow... somebody... somewhere had heard." 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 lose his most prized possession? Matt Faulkner's uproariously detailed illustrations and Danny Schnitzlein's Seuss-inspired verse combine to create a clever story about how far we are willing to go to avoid doing the things we hate.
