The Princess and the (Greedy) Pea

Written & illustrated by Leigh Hodgkinson

A ravenous pea devours everything in sight, but whose dinner did it steal, and where will it rest now?

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32 pages

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Bookroo's summary

In a whimsical twist on classic tales, a voracious pea swallows everything from sprouts to tables, leaving chaos in its wake. But when it finally rests, a curious question arises: whose dinner did it steal, and whose mattress is it now under? As the pea's appetite grows, so does the mystery, leading to a humorous encounter with a hungry princess. With lively rhymes and vibrant illustrations, this tale promises laughter and surprises, inviting readers to discover the fate of the gluttonous pea and the princess it encounters.

From the publisher

A gluttonous pea runs afoul of a very hungry princess in this playful cautionary tale inspired by a favorite cumulative rhyme and a classic fairy tale. There was a green pea who swallowed a sprout. Without a doubt, a brussels sprout. What’s that about? This little pea is hungry! So hungry it swallows a sprout, slurps up some soup, munches the bread, gobbles the cake, noshes the pickle, guzzles the cheese, drinks all the tea, and even chomps down the table it’s all served on. After all that, it needs to sleep. But whose dinner did it steal? And whose mattress is the now-humungous pea resting under? With bold, delightfully detailed illustrations and a bouncy verse perfect for reading aloud, this wickedly funny mash-up of “The Princess and the Pea” and “There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly” will have little listeners clamoring for multiple helpings.

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