Monster Who Ate My Peas, The by Danny Schnitzlein
	List Price:   $16.95 Unit Price:   $13.56 You Save:   $3.39 (20%) ISBN-10:   1561452165 ISBN-13:   9781561452163 Publisher:   Peachtree Publishers Category:   Picture Books Pages:   32 Format:   Trade Cloth Ages:   4 to 8
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HOTM (Peas) A young boy agrees to give a disgusting monster first his soccer ball, then his bike in return for eating the boy's peas, but when the monster asks for the his puppy, the boy makes a surprising discovery. '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.' WHAT DO YOU DREAD eating the most? For the hero of this story, it's peas. A young boy thinks he's discovered a way to avoid eating his peas--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. '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