The Monster Who Ate My Peas

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Summary: A Teacher Must Have!!!
Review: After hearing Mr. Schnitzlein read his story in person at the school in which I teach, I just HAD to buy it. The students LOVED it, as well as the adults in the room. This book is a breath of fresh air and the illustrations are wonderful! I highly recommend this book to kids of ALL ages!!! Two thumbs up, Mr. Schnitzlein and Mr. Faulkner!

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Summary: the monster who ate my peas
Review: Danny Schnitzlein and Matt Faulkner have written and illustrated an amazing childhood fantasy.The story leaps at you out of the pages and illustrations and gives an astounding feeling of being one with the story of what you would like to have done as a child faced with the foods of your day.You live the story page after page and will leave the book with a strong feeling of being one with Danny against the monster. It gives you a great feeling of accomplishment of good fighting the monster.Everyone who reads this book will loudly applaud at the end.

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Summary: Terrific Imagination
Review: I just bought this book and my son, who's 5, and loved it. He's already requesting it to be read over and over. Loved the rhymes.

Looking forward to the next book by this author.

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Summary: Crowd "Peaser"
Review: Librarians, media specialists, and teachers: if you're looking for a great read-a-loud AND crowd pleaser,this is a must have. The engaging rhythm and rhyme as well as the escalating suspense hold the listeners'attention throughout. A delightful, gratifying ending with a "face the consequences" message sublty woven within the text.

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Summary: more peas please
Review: My 2-year old daughter begs for this book. She has the words mostly memorized. It is a wonderful lesson in a number of ways, and also delightful to read. I am still not tired of it. After checking it out from the library 5 times, and paying late-return fees, I decided we must own it.

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Summary: According to my son, Mr. Schnitzlein "rocks"!
Review: My family and I were fortunate enough to get to meet Mr. Schnitzlein at a ceremony at my son's school and hear a live reading of the book. My 11-year old son, one of the oldest kids present, begged for a copy of his own (although it is really written for a younger age group)! We thoroughly enjoyed the book as well as Mr. Schnitzlein's very entertaining presentation and the "writer's workshop" he gave to the children. The characters in his book (even the monster) are as warm and inviting as the author himself. The plot kept even the adults on the edge of their seats, and the laughter never stopped from first page to last. We can hardly wait for the next book to emerge from the very creative mind of this author.

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Summary: According to my son, Mr. Schnitzlein "rocks"!
Review: My family and I were fortunate enough to get to meet Mr. Schnitzlein at a ceremony at my son's school and hear a live reading of the book. My 11-year old son, one of the oldest kids present, begged for a copy of his own (although it is really written for a younger age group)! We thoroughly enjoyed the book as well as Mr. Schnitzlein's very entertaining presentation and the "writer's workshop" he gave to the children. The characters in his book (even the monster) are as warm and inviting as the author himself. The plot kept even the adults on the edge of their seats, and the laughter never stopped from first page to last. We can hardly wait for the next book to emerge from the very creative mind of this author.

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Summary: Please Read it Again!
Review: The rhyme, the subject and the illustrations are a perfect marriage in this book. Children ask for it to be read over and over again. They clamor at the end that there's more monsters waiting for him to trade again. And then they are eager to share just what they'd be willing to trade in order to not have to clean the toilet or eat their liver or whatever disgusts them. It's a great story to break the ice with kids and even to read using voices.
Publishers Weekly has no clue about what appeals to kids- the Lima Bean Monster is a shelf sitter and the illustrations do nothing to excite kids about the story. Use this book instead and your kids will be begging for another story like it. I can't wait to see the new book being published by this author and hope the illlustrator will be right there with him to turn kids into readers.