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by Danny Schnitzlein (Author), Matt Faulkner (Illustrator)
This hilarious picture book from author Danny Schnitzlein will have little pea-phobes, picky eaters, and monster lovers begging for repeated reads.
What do you dread eating the most? For one young boy, it's peas, but he's discovered a solution. "I closed my eyes tightly and sent out a wishThat 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 who will eat the boy's peas in exchange for a 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? Danny Schnitzlein's Seuss-inspired verse combine with Matt Faulkner's uproariously detailed illustrations to create a clever story about how far we're willing to go to avoid the things we hate.
Author Biography
Danny Schnitzlein is an award-winning children's author whose books have been adapted into plays, and even a ballet! He studied creative writing at Eckerd College and holds a BS degree from the University of Florida. He lives in Georgia with his family and a snuggly dog.
Matt Faulkner graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and has illustrated more than forty books. Matt has taught illustration and character design courses at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit and the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He and his wife, author and children's librarian Kristen Remenar, live with their family in the lower right-hand corner of Michigan.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.1 x 8.7 x 10.2 IN
Publication Date: March 17, 2026
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Monster Who Ate My Peas
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 3.6
Point Value: 0.5
