Akron Public Library

Busy little peas introduce their favorite occupations, from astronaut to zoologist.

Little Pea hates eating candy for dinner, but his parents will not let him have his spinach dessert until he cleans his plate.

A tiny pea, scorned by the other peas because he dreams of growing into a tree, begins to lose hope when he is picked to be part of a tuna casserole, but fate and a helpful worm come to the rescue.

Because a pesky rabbit picks peas from her garden, a little girl catches it and puts it in a box, but that doesn't solve the problem

Ivy Louise's parents encourage her to eat, unaware that the tiny green peas are performing a circus on her tray.

In rhyming text, a group of happy green peas celebrates the special holidays of each month, and the passing seasons.

Nellie gives a list of all the things she would rather eat than her peas, and while doing so she finishes them all.

The pea gives its own version of what happened in the fairy tale, "The Princess and the Pea," from the time of its birth in the Palace Garden until it helps arrange a royal marriage.

Peter, who is green from eating only peas, is spotted by aliens from the planet Krell who make him their king, but Krell has no peas and Peter soon turns back to his old self, falling out of favor with his new alien friends.

"Penolopea lives in Capital Pea where peas are plentiful and popular. The problem is that Penolopea hates peas! So she comes up with a plan to make them disappear only leading to a catastropea of epic portions. Eventually, Penolopea grows her own plant and tastes one perfect pea. Turns out, she likes peas after all!"--