Peas

Reach for this book when dinner has become a battlefield and your child is firmly refusing their vegetables. Instead of lecturing on nutrition, this story offers a playful psychological release by transforming the source of conflict into an object of whimsy and fun. The story follows Lewis, a young boy who refuses to eat his peas and subsequently dreams that the tiny green vegetables escape their bowl to take a wild, imaginative ride on his electric train set. It is a perfect choice for parents who want to lower the stakes of mealtime power struggles through humor. By validating a child's resistance and then reframing the 'enemy' food as a character in a dream, it helps dissipate the tension and frustration often found in the preschool and early elementary years. It is an ideal bridge between a stressful dinner and a peaceful bedtime.