Don't Let the Peas Touch! by Deborah Blumenthal

This hilarious little story with great use of color and imagery really hit the spot for me. It reminded me of so many kids that I know and it kind of teaches you how to deal with problems.

Sophie and Annie are sisters, Sophie being younger, and when it is Annie's week to cook in the house, Sophie can not see anything right with what she is doing. She doesn't like that her milk is together with her cereal or that her peas are touching her other food on the plate. The whole family gets very irritated with Sophie and they do not know what to do. Annie, instead of getting annoyed and giving up, really thinks and comes up with a great solution to Sophie's problem which helps them both out.

This is a cute story because even after Sophie criticizes everything that Annie tries to do for her, Annie ends up finding a solution and making everything better in the end. I think this book could really teach kids about learning to try new things and to never quit trying even if something stands in your way. I also think that it is a great book for adults because it tries to give suggestions in situations where you may think that nothing can be accomplished. I think that this book is great for First to Third grade. The book also has two different stories dealing with the same two sisters that are also very good.