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32 pp.
| Amazon/Two Lions |
April, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-1477847213$16.99
|
EbookISBN 978-1477897218
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Jeff Ebbeler.
Bespectacled pea Arlo, preferring "to grow up and find out what I'll be" rather than getting turned into stir-fry or soup, rolls away from his pod and avoids garden inhabitants who'd like to eat him. He abruptly falls "fast asleep" until next spring, when he awakens as a pea vine. While the story line is forgettable, the personified fruits and vegetables add humor.