The Little Green Pea

It's not easy being a pea. Especially when you're growing in row 53. And even worse when you dream of becoming a tree. Yes, everyone laughs at this little green pea. But one day a farmer shucks the little green pea, along with everyone else in row 53. And the pea is on his way to realizing his dream...in a roundabout way...that involves a wiggling worm and a big mud pile. This cleverly told "eco" fable illustrates that good things do come to those who wait, and hope, and dream.Alison Barber spent her childhood seeking creative ways to avoid eating vegetables, especially peas. She later used that creativity and studied theater performance at Humber College in Toronto. Alison now lives in Toronto, working as a professional actor and writer. Paige Keiser's first drawing surface was the bedroom wall at age two, but with encouragement from her parents she graduated to regular paper. Career choices included wanting to be a Disney animator or working in fine arts, but after discovering the art of N.C. Wyeth, she found her calling as an illustrator. Paige lives in Burke, Virginia.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Published: 04/04/2009
ISBN: 9781585364480
Pages: 28
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 10.20h x 10.10w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 03/15/2009
Publishers Weekly 04/06/2009 pg. 46
School Library Journal 05/01/2009 pg. 69
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 pg. 320 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 130629 / Little Green Pea
Reading Level: 3.2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5