Pea Pod Babies - Hardcover

Baicker, Karen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1593540035 ISBN 13: 9781593540036

Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2003

Synopsis

How many times can three babies be chucked under the chin and told they look "just like three peas in a pod"? Even the most patient babies have their limits, and Sweet Pea, Snap Pea, and Snow Pea are no exception. In a moment of rebellion, they burst from their pod into the big wide garden world where each one has a rollicking adventure completely unlike the others'.
The author and illustrator of the well-received TUMBLE ME TUMBILY have created a wondrous fantasyland - part garden, part nursery - overflowing with the beauty of young, growing things.
In her characteristic lilting and poetic style, Karen Baicker relates the challenges and the rewards of establishing one's own identity, while Sam Williams's appealing illustrations blend this artfully conceived world and the endearing creatures within to an irresistible degree.

About this title

About the Author:

Karen Baicker lives in Maplewood, New Jersey, with her husband and two young children, Lucy and Jake. Tumble Me Tumbily was her first children's book, and she is also the author of I Can Do It Too! and Pea Pod Babies . Besides writing for children, she is

From Booklist:

PreS. Through some fluke of Mendelian genetics, three tiny, preternaturally darling humans are born to an enchanted pea plant. "Perfect peas in the pod," coo residents of this magical garden. But the babies chafe at being regarded as a matched set when they are presented with identical hats: "Not at all adorable! / Scratchy! Match-y / Horrible!" they cry, then go their separate ways. Their respective adventures, which unfold simultaneously on several divided spreads, highlight the unique personality of each baby. Unfortunately, the inconsistent verse pattern makes the text challenging to read aloud, and Baicker's wordplay ("Rolling into crimson clover / topple eevy-ivy-over"), which worked in her previous book Tumble Me Bumbily (2002), here seems like an example of the "ooka-booka-pooka" stuff that annoys the babies in the first place. Even so, Williams' inviting, wispy-lined artwork and the babies' cuteness in spite of themselves make this excellent for one-on-one sharing. Multiple siblings will especially appreciate the babies' plea for individual treatment. Jennifer Mattson
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About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1593540035
• ISBN 13: 9781593540036
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Williams Sam