LMNO Peas (The Peas Series)

The book was less than average shape (advertised as average) with multiple torn pages and one page was torn in half, mended with tape. It was VERY used. I wasn't very happy with the condition of the book. We love this book, though!

"We're acrobats, artists, and astronauts in space.
"We're builders, bathers, and bikers in a race.
"We're climbers, campers, and he's a circus clown.
"We're dancers -- 'Can you dig it?' and drivers round town."

In preparation for a class I will be teaching, I recently wandered (from A to Z) through the shelves of picture books in the children's collection of a large public library. It is a collection in which spine identification labels have been affixed to each of the books that is an ABC book -- those books designed as concept books meant to assist in teaching children identification of the letters of the alphabet and, typically, the related sounds of those letters. It was ABC books that I was seeking out that day.

While quite an illuminating process, I don't recommend your reading dozens of ABC books one after another if you are looking for a good time.

"We're eaters, electricians, and explorers searching land.
"We're farmers, flaggers, and best friends in a band."

I've always found that there are two kinds of ABC books: The ones you read once and have no desire to ever read again -- at least not for fun -- and the ones that are way fun. Unfortunately, I've always found far more of the former than the latter.

When I compare books in these two categories, I find that the ones that I have a desire to read again and again are those that contain action and rhythm and go far beyond the confines of the "concept" book. For me, CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM sets the standard for ABC books that you can read one hundred times without wanting to either hurl or fall asleep. Another one firmly in this category -- which, like CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM, I have probably read aloud one hundred times -- is OLD BLACK FLY.

LMNO PEAS is the latest ABC book I've found that I can easily imagine making this one hundred reads aloud cut.

"We're painters, poets, and plumbers fixing leaks.
"We're pilots, parachutists, we're peas and...
we're unique!"

These are peas with personality, and peas who are on the move. There are large upper-case block letters and the action takes place on and around these letters. There are bushels of humorous details to discover. For example, on the E and F two-page spread, a pair of hard-hatted electrician peas are inserting a large plug into an outlet installed on the bottom of the upper leg of the letter E. If you follow the wire -- which winds around the letter E before heading off to the next page -- you will discover that it is providing the power for the "best friends in a band" (whose band name is Pod). These illustrations are an integral part of a rhythmic read, as opposed to being pictures of objects on a list of alphabetically-ordered words. In contrast to so many concept books that are illustrated books rather than picture books, LMNO PEAS is an exceptionally well-illustrated picture book.

(And a very peasing one it is.)

Before my daughter was born I began building her library of books. My parents always read to me before bed and I wanted to carry this tradition on as part of her bedtime routine. I scoured the children's section in bookstores and spent many hours reading children's books over the course of my pregnancy trying to find more than just simple ABC books that say "A is for apple, B is for Ball" with the standard illustrations. I found this book absolutely adorable and delightful. It is certainly fun to read. With all of the peas on the pages there is a lot of opening for conversation (talking about what the peas are doing, colors, shapes). There are also ways to tie things she already knows into the book. Like "neighbors," "nurses" (I can say "like Mommy and Mimi"), plumbers ("like your Uncle"), and readers ("like me and you"). I love how the peas are on top of and all around the letters. The "X is for x-ray doctors" and the big letter X has two bones in the shape of an X and the doctors are pointing at a fracture. It's a really adorable book. My niece is 7 months older than my daughter and I purchased two of these books at the same time. I'm happy to see that there are more in the series and have already added them to my cart.

This book is truly a breath of fresh air and is a whole new twist on most of the traditional alphabets books that are out there in the marketplace today. Keith Baker has taken his alphabet book to a whole new level, sparking kids's imaginations and producing for them, an unforgettable alphabet experience. Your child will want to go back again and again and get involved with those crazy, busy worker peas that buzz around on every single page.

The book is happy, energetic and the bubbly little cast of pea characters will warm your heart and maybe even get your kids to look at peas in a whole new light at dinnertime. This classic board book is written in rhyme and is a New York Times Bestseller.

Every letter is surrounded by a frenzy of occupied working peas that covers everything from "acrobats, artists, astronauts in space, builders, bathers, and bikers in a race." The vibrant colours throughout, the amazing detail within, and the tall, stand-out letters, will lure your kids into that letter and jubilantly discover what those amazing little peas are happily engaged in. You cannot help but stop on each page, peer intently, then do a near nose-plant which allows you to ogle each individual pea and see his uniqueness. How fun is that? The "P" page is so expressive and sums it up so well, "We're painters, /poets, /and plumbers fixing leaks / We're pilots, / parachutists, / we're peas and .... we're unique."

This book is so well designed (with very sturdy pages and a jacket flap that matches the actual cover of the book). It is extremely creative and witty, sure to put a smile on the your child's face. I especially love the title because as you know kids usually get to the LMNOP part of the alphabet and make all those letters blend together and not individualize them into their own separate sounds. The title, in my opinion could not be more perfect. Everything about the book is top quality and I highly, highly recommend it. Ingeniousness for your one-of-a-kind little genius.

This is too cute for words. You go through the whole alphabet with pea's dressed up illustrating different professions and doing different jobs. It is just to cute for words. When you take time and study them close you will see funny things like a singer that looks like ELVIS LOL how funny. It has a rhythm pace to the reading but not 100%. As an adult I enjoyed it and cannot wait to share it with the children in my life.

The book is very high quality and had a dust jacket that has the same picture as the book. The pages are very thick so that they will withstand much use by the 3-7yr old age group.

Most ABC books we think of A is for apple B is for Ball. These are much more exciting. here are a few. The pea's are telling you about themselves they say things like we're eaters, electricians and explorers searching land. We're hikers, inventors and investigators. We're pilots, parachutists, were peas and..we're quilters. Then in the end they ask WHO ARE YOU?

The details are so great a child could spend hours looking at all the little peas and what they are doing. This is a very fresh new way to learn the ABC's and the name is so great. LNMO~Peas!

Highly recommend.

I loved this fresh take on alphabet books. With a gently bouncy rhyme, we see little green peas, paired with letters of the alphabet, busily doing everything under the sun. Baker imbues these little green circles with so much personality and optimism, it makes for an amazing read. Their small size in comparison to the large, pastel letters and the creative way that they use the shape of each letter (For example, "underwater divers" splash in the center of the "U" shape and "campers" pitch their tent in the bottom curve of the letter "C") is certain to boost letter knowledge in young readers. Effective use of white space keeps the busyness of each page from getting too overwhelming.

For me, the true test of any alphabet book is the treatment of the often-difficult letter X. Here, "x-ray doctors" examine a gigantic green "X" with bones faintly apparent. There is so much to hunt and find on each page. The illustration of a group of yogis depicts some blissfully stretching peas, with one pea towards the back, struggling to get into the pose. There's a terrific flow from page to page as well, when you see one of the "bikers" from the B page, biking past "drivers" on the D page, followed by the same biker zipping through the finish line run by "flaggers" on the page for F. Later, "readers" from page R relax with their books by the seashore for page S.

My favorite little Easter egg in this book is the ladybug hidden on every spread. She pops up in a ball of yarn, behind a leaf, inside a sandcastle, on the judge's scale. Really fun! The rhyme is inventive and invites to be read aloud, "We're painters, poets, and plumbers fixing leaks/We're pilots, parachutists, we're peas and... we're unique!" This book would work well at storytime, but might be even more appreciated reading one-on-one, when youngsters would have the chance to pore over the artwork for themselves.

LMNO Peas is a modern and fresh take on the traditional alphabet book. The text is very traditional, going through the alphabet listing occupations, hobbies, and activities that have the same starting letter as each letter of the alphabet.

The one thing I did not like about this exploration of the alphabet was the sudden use, out of turn, of the word "unique" to describe the otherwise charming and cute veggie cast of characters. It would have been fine when we meandered along with our little green friends to that point in the alphabet, but right after P? It's lovely that they were parachuting, it's wonderful that they are unique, but a letter out of turn seemed jarring to me. Please, Mr. Baker, return "U"nique to the comforting order of the alphabet, between T and V!

Other than that, this is an enjoyable journey that is illustrated in a very modern and gentle manner, a bit more adventurous and calm than the boisterous Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Book& CD)

Our rolling and rollicking legume compadres invite frequent and more detailed reads of the otherwise familiar alphabet, so that children can connect the illustrated activities of the Peas to the words, which can connect children to the reading experience in a more meaningful manner as well as offering a bit of a treasure hunt for older toddlers and young readers and their parents as each page offers a comfortable similarity to the previous page that acts as a template for a world of new information and connections.

Truly a lovely book (except for that nagging "unique" thing). This would make a good gift for a new baby or a child starting preschool or kindergarten. My son is 6 and in first grade reading at a 4th grade level and he enjoyed LMNO Peas along with me and we had fun naming other words that started with the letters and he learned a few new words through that.

LMNO Peas is a witty and enjoyable children's book on learning the ABCs.
Each page features a letter of the alphabet with various job occupations to
emphasize each letter. I particularly favor the alliteration used to
emphasize each letter; the author could have used one word per letter, but
he uses at least 3+ words, and some are compound words or further
alliterated phrases to go with each letter, which is a perk. The words used
are also somewhat complex (depending on child's age; my son is 3), and I
find the book to not only teach letters, alliteration, and rhyme, but the
author also chooses new words to build a child's vocabulary. The
illustrations are cute and colorful, and peas are the heroes in each letter.
Humor is also added when Baker uses words to represent double meanings, such
as K for "king" (as in a ruler and as Elvis). The concept is also
interesting because no matter how all peas are the same, they are also
different, which is proven by the various personalities portrayed to
emphasize each letter. Overall, the book is a good read, and it teaches kids
more than just ABCs. My son asks me to read the book often, and he always
asks me about certain occupations mentioned, which, again, I cannot stress
is a BONUS because my son is interested in learning more about what people
do because of the titles included. From a parent's perspective, this is an
excellent children's book. Sure there are better books on ABCs, rhyme, and
occupation titles, but this book does all three things in one.

If you've got a little reader, odds are you've got more than one alphabet book. Why get another? Because Keith Baker's LMNO PEAS is a zippy, fun read that should engage your little one in ways that aren't immediately obvious.

Most of the books like this I've seen feature animals. There's nothing wrong with animals, but there's something to be said for using examples from human society--different occupations, for example. That's just what Baker does, though he doesn't show people, just peas. So you've got peas going for a hike, peas inventing the wheel, peas fixing a busted hot water line. It's a fun way to start talking about all of the things that people do in the course of the day, and to get your kid a little bit aware of just how big the world is. And unless you live on a farm, you're not going to seeing someone milk a cow anytime soon--but you might pass by people building a house, or riding bikes.

There's even an Elvis cameo. That says everything about Baker's understated humor, and for some of you might worth the list price alone.

Sometimes you just have to see a book in person. I had skipped over this one online time and time again. My baby already has several alphabet books and I wasn't looking for anymore. It wasn't until scanning the books at Barnes and Noble, that I saw it was more than your standard alphabet book. This one actually has a storyline and rhymes. Saying over and over; blank is for blank, and blank is for blank, gets old. I would try to switch it up, and create little storyline, or add bits here and there to try and make it more interesting, but that can get exhausting (and improv isn't really my thing). This is a really cute little book that is a refreshing change of pace.

"LMNO Peas" is a great book for teaching a variety of things ... colors, occupations, the alphabet, and even counting. The story focuses on the lives of "peas" and their activities - some are "K"ayakers, "D"ancers, "T"eachers, "N"urses , and a variety of others. it is fun to count the number of "peas" on each of the pages. All of the pages are very colorful - which makes the "point to the green" game a possibility.

"LMNO Peas" is not a story (it is essentially an alphabet book) so it may bore children that are looking for action the typical silly plot lines. However, the rhyme scheme is fun and helps to teach the very basics of spelling (by teaching what letter words with). While the illustrations are not elaborate but they are brightly created water colors.

Final Verdict - While "LMNO Peas" may not teach moral lessons it is a great book to help you use creativity to teach a variety of lessons. While the alphabet is the primary focus it is set-up to teach many other topics in vocabulary, numbers, and colors.

5 Stars

In this fun picture book, we learn the alphabet by observing peas at work and play. From astronauts in space to farmers, listeners, and zoologists we get a full alphabet of people doing things.

And that right there is a nice break from the standard alphabet book that focuses on things to teach the letters.

Some letters get more than one word and some only get one.

I was amazed when I realized that the lines in this book actually rhymn. That takes an added level of creativity I don't have, but none of these lines seem forced either, which I appreciate.

Finally, there are the illustrations, which are actually very clever and make use of the huge letters of the alphabet in the background of every page.

With the abundance of alphabet books on the market, it's hard to find a good one. I recommend skipping some of the others and getting this fun one.

I am really very impressed with the book. This is not your average ABC book. The quality and jacket are top notch. The illustrations seem to be hand painted. The letters are just the right size. The colors are vibrant and pop out. The theme of the book is peas. It is sort of a whimsical idea to have peas as characters doing various actions, but does look cute.

My 2 year old daughter likes the book. Although she doesn't understand alphabets yet, she likes seeing the letters and the illustrations in the book.

This ABC book may interest adults too, of course not from the point of view of learning alphabets, but if you are like me and like to collect cute little things!

"LMNO Peas" is targeted towards children ranging in age from 3-7. Written by Keith Baker who "if he could be any vegetable, he would be a pea..."

The A B C letters are large, 5 - 7 inches tall, and are uppercase except for the letter "I" which is lower case. Little pea characters are illustrated going about their favorite occupations that begin with a specific alphabet letter. When read aloud, you'll notice a rhythm to most of the sentences, but not all. LMNO Peas would be fun to read to a little one, and ask them questions about what they see, such as, Can you find the purple plane? or Can you find the ladder in this picture? or Which pea do you think is the swimmer? or Can you find the green X?

This is a cute book that I'm anxious to read to my grandson.

Keith Baker used green peas to write and illustrate cartoon "peaple" in his LMNO Peas children's book. This is a fun way of exploring different jobs or vocations for your 2 - 5 year old preschooler.

The green peaple and their different expressions, accessories (like scooters, pom poms, microscopes or saxophones) and jobs are fun to explore. The colors in the book are bright pastels and the author-illustrator clearly took pleasure in this creation.

The most unique feature of this book is the use of jobs instead of animals for words the letters start with. Instead of ants/apes/apples for "A", you get acrobats, artists and astronauts.

This is a fun way to learn ABC's with your child. Perfect for bedtime stories. Perhaps they'll dream of being an astronaut, quarterback or scientist!

I ordered this as a gift for my nephew who is only two, so he's clearly not reading yet. I think his parents will enjoy reading it to him, as will I! The pictures are colorful and cute, and the rhymes are pretty creative. As another reviewer mentioned, the words are a little big for a beginning reader, but at least this book tries to be a little different from the norm. I don't have any kids but I imagine these alphabet books would get pretty tedious for a while if they all used the same simple words!

Deducting one star because it just doesn't look super sturdy to me for young kids. The pages do seem slightly thicker than other books but I'm still not sure if they'll hold up. Also it comes with a dust jacket! I give that thing about a week before it is completely destroyed.

Disclaimer: I am reviewing a copy that I received for free through the Vine program.

Now the 5-year old really really likes this book! he laughs and laughs, and points to little things and wants to linger on each page, savoring how funny all the little guys are.

And there are a lot of little guys, on each page, drawn with a lot of detail, so there's a lot for him to linger over and point to and discuss and laugh about. He tells me, enthusiastically, unprompted, what they all are doing, who they are, how some of them have whole bodies (with the pea just being the head) while others are just the pea with arms and legs sticking out, .....

so I'd say this book gets a major all-thumbs-up, at least from the 5-year old in our family.

I only gave this a four star because this is not a substitute for Chicka Chicka Boom Boom or Dr Seuss' ABC book .. however it's still cute and different. My daughter who is 4 1/2 says that the peas are really cute and enjoys reading to with me. I don't think it holds the attention of a kindergartner as much as it might for a younger child. I borrowed it from the library but I plan to buy it in the future for our next baby who is due soon. I'm the type who will borrow first before I buy. This is definitely a borrow first than consider later type of book. If you are wanting an ABC book, I recommend the first two I just mentioned at the beginning.

How many ABC books does your child own? They get to tiring, don't you think? A is for Apple, B is for Ball...Z is for Zebra. Not so in this book. In this twist on a classic pre-school theme, little tiny peas have a variety of jobs, skills, and hobbies that they play out on each page.

I have to say that this book was really clever and cute. All the illustrations are very well-done and have a lot of detail. My toddler loves pointing at all the little peas doing different things. (She especially likes the ones on bicycles that show up across several of the pages).

This is one that you can read again and again. Very cute!

Now that my younger niece is 5 and learning to read (and how!) I'm not buying ANY MORE alphabet books unless they're super awesome.

This book is NOT "super awesome". (That's restricted to Superhero ABC and to A is for Salad, thanks.) But it IS a cute and solid alphabet book that's a little different from A is for Apple, B is for Ball. (And if you want A is for Apple and all that, go with Alison Jay's ABCs, because her illustrations are charmingly amazing. Or perhaps amazingly charming. Whatever, they rock.)

The group of peas runs through the alphabet telling you all the things they do - "We're climbers, campers, and he's a circus clown. We're dancers ("Can you dig it?") and drivers around town!" - in front of various letters. There's definitely a bigger vocabulary here than in most abecedarians (alphabet books, but doesn't abecedarian sound better?), and when you get bored you can amuse yourself by looking for the ladybug on each spread.

My favorite page has to be K, where we're told "some of us are kings", with a king in a castle... and a little pea-Elvis!

I've got to buy this book for my 5-yo daughter so we can stop checking it out at the library! It's incredibly cute, with new intricacies to discover every time through. I have a weakness for cute little round things (always loved the Minute Maid oranges, and the M&Ms in commercials), and these peas are just great. They're cute little guys doing all the different careers named in the pages, and they each seem to have a different personality. My daughter loves telling me all about which one is going to win the race, which one is the funniest one, etc. This is a must-have book, and when she grows up and takes it with her, I'll probably have to have another one for myself.

I received this book as a gift for my little one who is due in three months. I have just LOVED this cute board book and the beautiful colors and sweet illustrations. Tonight my husband read it to my baby bump and the baby was kicking and flipping all over-- so if that isn't an unbiased sign of approval, I don't know what is!

<Summary> Good book for pre-school and kindergarden children.

Most alphabet books have A = Apple, B = Ball, C = Cat, D = Dog.

What's nice in this book is that the words for each letter describe people or what they do (Builders, Listeners, Zoologists, Gigglers, Hikers, etc)

There's a nice rhyming cadence and there's enough going on in each illustration to keep kids interested (Can you find the person drinking water from a bottle?)

The other nice think is the format - it's approx 11" square and quite colorful.

Finally, the dust jacket says "Guaranteed Reinforced Binding" - I hope this means it can stand up to preschool abuse.

Overall, four stars - recent childrens books I rate five stars are "Dexter Beasley and the Big Blue Beastie," "Gallop," "Click, Clack, Moo," "Jump," "Pinkilicious" and "Princess and the Pizza"

My busy four year old doesn't slow down for very many books, but this is one of his most frequent requests. Some things I really like about this book:

(1) The large alphabet letters on each page are very appealing and it's easy to get him to trace the letters with his finger or sometimes watch me do it which I think must expand his perception on some level.

(2) The examples of words for each letter are not run of the mill (eg L is for Lion). In this book, L is for Listeners (cute little peas in headphones).

(3) My son loves finding the ladybug on each 1 or 2-page spread.

(4) Even after reading it many times, I still sometimes notice something new in the illustrations that makes me chuckle.

The book is a bigger sized book so it's easy for little hands to hold. It has cute "pea" people who are on scooters doing different things. Some are playing the saxophone, some are doctors, some are shopping. It's not rhyming so it may be hard for little kids to pronounce some of the words because they're all more than one syllable. Instead of "O" being an octopus he's an orthodontist, so kids would have no idea how to pronounce. But it's really a book meant for you to read to your little one anyway. It's a cute alphabet book nonetheless.

This really is just an alphabet book, but it's enough of a departure from the norm that it earns a place on the bookshelf. The "peas" are busy on every page doing everyday things that aren't the standards for ABC books. It's a good book to read again and again (as the 2-3yr old group love to do) because of the level of activity on every page you can always look for some other detail and not go crazy looking at the same single thing for any letter.

Giant letters grace each page of this large picture book, surrounded by little peas engaged in activities suggested by the letters. The five-year-old I read it with soon began to suggest her own words associated with the letters, which made the reading even more interactive and fun. Even adults will be amused by the clever drawings of peas up to all sorts of things in these pages and anyone who enjoys word play will be delighted. This would make a lovely gift for a small child.

This is a fun and colorful way to work your way through the alphabet - by following the peas in their various activities that are represented by the letters of the alphabet. While it seems some letters are represented a lot more than others, your attention is really focused on what the peas are doing - and boy do they do a lot! Cute and color-filled pages keep you going all the way to the end, this is a great book for little ones just learning their alphabet.

The Peas book is an ABC preschool storybook. The book is a nice, large book with colorful illustrations. The little green peas go through the alphabet one letter at a time with the letters big and bold in the illustrations. It's fun and enjoyable for preschoolers to look at and easy and quick for parents to read to the children. Would also be good for kindergarteners and first graders to start to read to themselves.

This is probably my favorite alphabet book. The illustrations are great - somewhat Eric Carle-like, in my opinion. The peas that you see on the cover are all doing something for each letter. So for "A" they are "acrobats", "artists", and "astronauts". It's a cute concept really. It's an alphabet book so there's only so much to it, but for an alphabet book, it's fantastic. My kids thought it was hilarious!

LMNO Peas is a different kind of alphabet book. Little pea people take us through the alphabet showing us all different kinds of job beginning with the letters of the alphabet. A great variety of job examples will start discussions of various jobs and activities. Letter B for example reads, "We're builders, bathers, and bikers in a race." Large 5 to 7 inch letters make this a beautifully illustrated book.

Great way to incorporate the alphabet. Each page has a giant letter that looks like it is sponge painted on. For each letter there are different awesome little peas dressed in different costumes representing the letter. For example the letter K has peas dressed as Kickers, Kayakers and Kings. My kids love this book - very colorful and different! Highly recommend for your Preschoolers!

We borrowed this book from the library once and knew we needed it for our own personal library. Love all the pictures and different roles the peas play. Each page is filled with fun letters and drawings.

This is a fun book with high quality construction and entertaining illustrations. Unlike other alphabet books, it uses occupations that start with the letter instead of objects. While an innovative idea, my kids found it a little too abstract. However, they haven't been exposed much to occupations, and I think this book will serve as a great introduction.

This is such a fun way to explore the alphabet! The little peas are adorable. I especially appreciate that some of the letters are represented by action words. This book was a huge hit with my 3yo son, and after reading it I see peas in an entirely new light!

My daughter (6) and son (2) both enjoyed this book, my daughter loved the details of all the little peas. She found the humor in the book. My son enjoyed the pictures and the cadence of the reading of the book. Very cute book.

A whimsical alphabet of peas describe the letters from A to Z, using bold capital alphabet letters and rhyming verse. With lively lines and colorful illustrations, this story creates a delightful new alphabet book. A perfect book for kids ages 2-5.

Bought this book for my 2 year old son. He fell in love the minute he opened it. Somedays we read it, some days we just find the lady bug, and some days we say the colors of all the letters. There is just so much fun in one small book! This will definitely be a well gifted book to friends!

The book is nice and big with good pictures of the alphabet. However, the pictures dont really weave any type of coherent story to the "peas" part of the alphabet.

So it is pretty much just an alphabet book with pictures of tiny cartoon peas doing different things.

The kiddo's just say the alphabet as we turn pages. Dr. Seuss is a much better option ...

Try this if you are looking for a fun and engaging book to read the ABC's :Dr. Seuss's ABC An Amazing Alphabet Book! (Bright and Early Board Books Super-Sized Edition)

We took this book out from the library and my toddler and I both loved it so much that I am now purchasing it. The pictures are great and really grab my daughter's interest. She loves finding the lady bug that is "hidden" on each page.

My 2-year-old daughter loves this book. I like it, too. It shows peas doing many creative things in imaginative pictures, including a couple ways to be a king (haha!). What my daughter liked the most, though, was the ladybug hidden on each page. She had a lot of fun finding them.

This book rhymes right up to the end and then gives up on the last line. For that I give it 1 star, because every time I read it to my daughter I spend the entire time thinking about how the last page sounds like it was written by someone who hadn't read the rest of the book.

I'm giving this book an extra star because my son likes it, but I do not enjoy reading this book. The rhymes are forced and the layout is bizarre. Sometimes the "peas" say things in bubbles that you have to read to make the rhyme work, other times they interrupt the flow of the text. My son will frequently stop me while I read this book to ask, "why did they say that?" and my answer is "I have no idea." Why is a dancing pea using sixties-era slang, or a teacher pea saying "everybody look here"?

This is a book that seems to teach the alphabet, but when reading it aloud I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be saying the name of the letter on each page. If you do, it interrupts the book. If you don't, the illustrations don't really make sense.

To the dancing pea I want to say: no, I can't dig it.

But if you're reading to your kid at all it's a good thing, even if the book is mediocre.

LMNO Peas is a witty and enjoyable children's book on learning the ABCs.
Each page features a letter of the alphabet with various job occupations to
emphasize each letter. I particularly favor the alliteration used to
emphasize each letter; the author could have used one word per letter, but
he uses at least 3+ words, and some are compound words or further
alliterated phrases to go with each letter, which is a perk. The words used
are also somewhat complex (depending on child's age; my son is 3), and I
find the book to not only teach letters, alliteration, and rhyme, but the
author also chooses new words to build a child's vocabulary. The
illustrations are cute and colorful, and peas are the heroes in each letter.
Humor is also added when Baker uses words to represent double meanings, such
as K for "king" (as in a ruler and as Elvis). The concept is also
interesting because no matter how all peas are the same, they are also
different, which is proven by the various personalities portrayed to
emphasize each letter. Overall, the book is a good read, and it teaches kids
more than just ABCs. My son asks me to read the book often, and he always
asks me about certain occupations mentioned, which, again, I cannot stress
is a BONUS because my son is interested in learning more about what people
do because of the titles included. From a parent's perspective, this is an
excellent children's book. Sure there are better books on ABCs, rhyme, and
occupation titles, but this book does all three things in one.

My 2-year-old daughter loves this book. I like it, too. It shows peas doing many creative things in imaginative pictures, including a couple ways to be a king (haha!). What my daughter liked the most, though, was the ladybug hidden on each page. She had a lot of fun finding them.

This book rhymes right up to the end and then gives up on the last line. For that I give it 1 star, because every time I read it to my daughter I spend the entire time thinking about how the last page sounds like it was written by someone who hadn't read the rest of the book.

I'm giving this book an extra star because my son likes it, but I do not enjoy reading this book. The rhymes are forced and the layout is bizarre. Sometimes the "peas" say things in bubbles that you have to read to make the rhyme work, other times they interrupt the flow of the text. My son will frequently stop me while I read this book to ask, "why did they say that?" and my answer is "I have no idea." Why is a dancing pea using sixties-era slang, or a teacher pea saying "everybody look here"?

This is a book that seems to teach the alphabet, but when reading it aloud I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be saying the name of the letter on each page. If you do, it interrupts the book. If you don't, the illustrations don't really make sense.

To the dancing pea I want to say: no, I can't dig it.

But if you're reading to your kid at all it's a good thing, even if the book is mediocre.