Saturday, December 30, 2023

The Princess and the (Greedy) Pea by Leigh Hodgkinson - HIGH

The Princess and the (Greedy) Pea
by Leigh Hodgkinson
PICTURE BOOK Candlewick Press, 2023. $18. 9781536231328 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

There was a green pea who was so hungry that it swallowed a brussels sprout. After that, he slurped up soup, munched bread and many other foods until he chomped up a table. He went upstairs for a snooze under a whole bunch of mattresses. A grumpy hungry princess came along and tried to sleep on top of all those mattresses. The pea is in for a big surprise. 

The Princess and the (Greedy) Pea is a delightful mash-up of "The Princess and the Pea" and "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly". The bouncy rhyme and funny bold illustrations are very enjoyable as well as the surprise ending. 

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