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• Commended for Washington State Book Award (Picture Book) 2015

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After teaching youngest readers how to navigate the alphabet ( LMNO Peas ) and to count ( 1-2-3 Peas ), Keith Baker's little green heroes now introduce them to colors. A summery spread of BLUE kicks off the proceedings, with each letter in a slightly different texture or pattern, as well as a slightly different hue. One letter looks as if it were sponged in an aqua tone, another in an indigo shade shows subtly mazelike patterns. The text-- Blue boats, blue seas, blue flags, and... --in thick black letters, introduces green pea sailors and flag wavers, whose props pick up on the word's diverse tones. A turn of the page completes the sentence: little green peas. The characters swim, snorkel, build sand castles and wave from the deck of a luxury liner (as in the earlier books, a ladybug appears on each spread). An internal rhyme holds each line together, as the little green peas move into autumn ( Red fences, red trees, red kites, and.../ little green peas ), winter ( Purple mountains, purple skis, purple mittens, and.../ little green peas ) and a standout for spring: Green vines, green leaves, green sprouts, and.../ baby green peas. Readers will easily spot the babies, with each pod carefully guarded by at least one adult pea, while the gardener peas water the sprouts and sport waterproof boots, showing how to tend their offspring. Once again, Baker models a busy community of little green peas working and playing together. He ends on a humorous note for White/Black. Read the book to discover his clever twist.--Shelf Awareness, July 25, 2014 *STARRED REVIEW

Having previously played with letters and numbers in LMNO Peas and 123 Peas, Baker's tiny legumes show their true colors (green, namely) in this entertaining companion book. Bouncy rhymes introduce nine colors: Blue boats, blue seas, / blue flags, and.../ little green peas. Baker uses the page turns to create little crescendos of suspense, and the recurring answer changes just enough to keep things interesting. The color-themed spreads provide plenty of interest of their own, from a pair of autumnal red pages that show the peas flying kites and raking leaves to the cosmic black-and-white final spreads, which suggest that neither we (nor peas) are alone in this universe.--Publishers Weekly July 14, 2014

The peas (from 1-2-3 Peas, BCCB 10/12) are back, and this this time they re celebrating the world of color. Each color is introduced in huge block letters ( BLUE ) followed by a few specific examples, in rhymed verse, of things that are that color ( Blue boats, blue seas, blue flags, and . . . ), followed by a spread of the green peas amid a landscape dominated by that color (little green peas cavort on a sand- bar in a blue ocean next to a blue ocean liner). As in the previous titles, the story stands second to the delight of poring over the highly detailed digitally rendered illustrations of the personified peas, who are doing everything from sunbathing and unicycling to hula-hooping and downhill skiing. Cool white backdrops effectively set off the juicy palette, making this a true visual feast for the eyes...viewers will...love the opportunity to borrow this one after storytime for a closer look.--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Having previously played with letters and numbers in LMNO Peas and 123 Peas, Baker's tiny legumes show their true colors (green, namely) in this entertaining companion book. Bouncy rhymes introduce nine colors: Blue boats, blue seas, / blue flags, and.../ little green peas. Baker uses the page turns to create little crescendos of suspense, and the recurring answer changes just enough to keep things interesting. The color-themed spreads provide plenty of interest of their own, from a pair of autumnal red pages that show the peas flying kites and raking leaves to the cosmic black-and-white final spreads, which suggest that neither we (nor peas) are alone in this universe.--Publishers Weekly July 14, 2014 After teaching youngest readers how to navigate the alphabet (LMNO Peas) and to count (1-2-3 Peas), Keith Baker's little green heroes now introduce them to colors. A summery spread of BLUE kicks off the proceedings, with each letter in a slightly different texture or pattern, as well as a slightly different hue. One letter looks as if it were sponged in an aqua tone, another in an indigo shade shows subtly mazelike patterns. The text-- Blue boats, blue seas, blue flags, and... --in thick black letters, introduces green pea sailors and flag wavers, whose props pick up on the word's diverse tones. A turn of the page completes the sentence: little green peas. The characters swim, snorkel, build sand castles and wave from the deck of a luxury liner (as in the earlier books, a ladybug appears on each spread). An internal rhyme holds each line together, as the little green peas move into autumn ( Red fences, red trees, red kites, and.../ little green peas ), winter ( Purple mountains, purple skis, purple mittens, and.../ little green peas ) and a standout for spring: Green vines, green leaves, green sprouts, and.../ baby green peas. Readers will easily spot the babies, with each pod carefully guarded by at least one adult pea, while the gardener peas water the sprouts and sport waterproof boots, showing how to tend their offspring. Once again, Baker models a busy community of little green peas working and playing together. He ends on a humorous note for White/Black. Read the book to discover his clever twist.--Shelf Awareness, July 25, 2014 *STARRED REVIEW The peas (from 1-2-3 Peas, BCCB 10/12) are back, and this this time they're celebrating the world of color. Each color is introduced in huge block letters ( BLUE ) followed by a few specific examples, in rhymed verse, of things that are that color ( Blue boats, blue seas, blue flags, and . . . ), followed by a spread of the green peas amid a landscape dominated by that color (little green peas cavort on a sand- bar in a blue ocean next to a blue ocean liner). As in the previous titles, the story stands second to the delight of poring over the highly detailed digitally rendered illustrations of the personified peas, who are doing everything from sunbathing and unicycling to hula-hooping and downhill skiing. Cool white backdrops effectively set off the juicy palette, making this a true visual feast for the eyes...viewers will...love the opportunity to borrow this one after storytime for a closer look.--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

After teaching youngest readers how to navigate the alphabet ( LMNO Peas ) and to count ( 1-2-3 Peas ), Keith Baker's little green heroes now introduce them to colors. A summery spread of BLUE kicks off the proceedings, with each letter in a slightly different texture or pattern, as well as a slightly different hue. One letter looks as if it were sponged in an aqua tone, another in an indigo shade shows subtly mazelike patterns. The text-- Blue boats, blue seas, blue flags, and... --in thick black letters, introduces green pea sailors and flag wavers, whose props pick up on the word's diverse tones. A turn of the page completes the sentence: little green peas. The characters swim, snorkel, build sand castles and wave from the deck of a luxury liner (as in the earlier books, a ladybug appears on each spread). An internal rhyme holds each line together, as the little green peas move into autumn ( Red fences, red trees, red kites, and.../ little green peas ), winter ( Purple mountains, purple skis, purple mittens, and.../ little green peas ) and a standout for spring: Green vines, green leaves, green sprouts, and.../ baby green peas. Readers will easily spot the babies, with each pod carefully guarded by at least one adult pea, while the gardener peas water the sprouts and sport waterproof boots, showing how to tend their offspring. Once again, Baker models a busy community of little green peas working and playing together. He ends on a humorous note for White/Black. Read the book to discover his clever twist.--Shelf Awareness, July 25, 2014 *STARRED REVIEW

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Keith Baker has written and illustrated many acclaimed picture books for young children, including the New York Times bestselling LMNO Peas, 1-2-3 Peas, Little Green Peas, Hap-pea All Year, LMNO Pea-quel, My Octopus Arms, and No Two Alike. He lives in Washington state.

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