Pea Pod Babies

by Karen Baicker, Sam Williams (Illustrator)

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.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2003

Reviews

[Jackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations.

[Corinne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rhyming tale of triplets whom everyone treats as the same but who prove to be very different. Each baby has a separate adventure in the garden and then comes back together again at the end. Very cute illustrations.

[Joy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The pages where the three pea pod babies split off and had their own adventures were too busy. They could have put each adventure on its own page, or grouped them differently. However, I like the message: that even though they looked alike, their lives were different.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked the rhythm of this book but it was just too long for storytime. Three pea babies are sharing a pod and are adored by all but are they really the same and do they want to be in the pod. Beautiful language.

[Tricia · Rating 2 out of 5]

book starts out feeling like a toddler readaloud but in the middle has WAY too many words and digressing storylines. not sure who to read to?

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful book about triplets -- everyone expects them to be exactly alike -- but the babies prove them wrong in very clever ways!

[Alisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet story. Collin loved this one more than me...

[Amanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

The wording didn't flow very well, rhymes sometimes and not others. Might be a cute story to read to twins/triplets because of their quest to prove they're all different

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

For my Pea Pod who happens to LOVE little babies...

[Thera Grady · Rating 3 out of 5]

We love the illustrations in this book. The story is a little strange, but we enjoyed it enough to read it several times.

[Sandy Albarado · Rating 5 out of 5]

31 May 2015