The Monster Who Ate My Peas
This hilarious picture book from author Danny Schnitzlein will have little pea-phobes, picky eaters, and monster lovers begging for repeated reads.
What do you dread eating the most? For one young boy, it’s peas, but 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 who will eat the boy’s peas in exchange for a 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?
Danny Schnitzlein’s Seuss-inspired verse combine 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.
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What do you dread eating the most? For one young boy, it’s peas, but 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 who will eat the boy’s peas in exchange for a 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?
Danny Schnitzlein’s Seuss-inspired verse combine 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.
The Monster Who Ate My Peas
This hilarious picture book from author Danny Schnitzlein will have little pea-phobes, picky eaters, and monster lovers begging for repeated reads.
What do you dread eating the most? For one young boy, it’s peas, but 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 who will eat the boy’s peas in exchange for a 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?
Danny Schnitzlein’s Seuss-inspired verse combine 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 one young boy, it’s peas, but 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 who will eat the boy’s peas in exchange for a 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?
Danny Schnitzlein’s Seuss-inspired verse combine 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.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781682638545 |
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| Publisher: | Candlewick Press |
| Publication date: | 03/17/2026 |
| Pages: | 32 |
| Product dimensions: | 10.38(w) x 8.88(h) x (d) |
| Age Range: | 4 - 8 Years |
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