bA gluttonous pea runs afoul of a very hungry princess in this playful cautionary tale inspired by a favorite cumulative rhyme and a classic fairy tale.b piThere was a green pea who swallowed a sprout. Without a doubt, a brussels sprout. Whatib'bis that aboutibri ibrThis little pea is hungry! So hungry it swallows a sprout, slurps up some soup, munches the bread, gobbles the cake, noshes the pickle, guzzles the cheese, drinks all the tea, and even chomps down the table it's all served on. After all that, it needs to sleep. But whose dinner did it steal And whose mattress is the now-humungous pea resting under With bold, delightfully detailed illustrations and a bouncy verse perfect for reading aloud, this wickedly funny mash-up of The Princess and the Peai iand There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Flyi iwill have little listeners clamoring for multiple helpings.