The Monster Who Ate My Peas

By Danny Schnitzlein, Matt Faulkner (Illustrator)

A boy trades with a monster to avoid eating peas, but the stakes keep rising.

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32 pages· 1,172 words· Est. 10 min read-aloud

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Bookroo's summary

A young boy detests peas and strikes a deal with a mischievous monster to avoid them. In exchange for his soccer ball, the monster devours the peas. But as the boy's plate fills up again, the monster's demands grow. Will he face his fear of peas or risk losing everything he loves? This whimsical tale explores the lengths one might go to dodge their least favorite things, wrapped in playful verse and vibrant illustrations.

From the publisher

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.

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