Feast of Peas
by Kashmira Sheth
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Pub Date Mar 03 2020 | Archive Date Apr 29 2020
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Description
Every morning, Jiva works in his garden until the sun turns as red as a bride's sari. He plants peas and beans, potatoes and tomatoes, eggplants and okra in his vegetable patch. While his friend Ruvji admires his plants Jiva sings,
"Plump peas, sweet peas,
Lined-up-in-the-shell peas.
Peas to munch, peas to crunch
I want a feast of peas for lunch!"
But each time Jiva is ready to pick the peas for his feast, they're already gone. He tries making a scarecrow and a fence, but it's no use. Who might have taken them this time?
Featured Reviews
La C, Reviewer
Feast of Peas is a story set in India about a farmer who's looking forward to harvesting his peas and having a feast. But someone else also has a taste for peas and keeps stealing them as soon as they're ready to pick. Jiva has to come up with a clever plan to figure out who's stealing his peas before they're all gone!
This is a pretty strong picture book. It features three-fold repetition like many old fairy tales, a little bit of rhyme, and lovely illustrations that capture the essence of the setting.
I'd recommend this to readers looking for something in the fable and fairy tale vein and/or to those who enjoy stories set in India.
Stephanie G, Educator
Javi loves peas. He continues to grow them and once they are ready, someone or something continues to steal them. Javi is devastated. This is a great book to use to make predictions and to teach theme.
Emily H, Educator
Love it! The illustrations are rich in color and culture, and so is the story. There's a good lesson learned at the end too. Jiva can't wait to eat the peas he's so carefully nurtured, but something keeps happening to them before he can pick them! He has to problem solve and be a little tricky to catch the thief.
Teresa G, Reviewer
Sheth and Ebbeler did a fantastic job with this story about Javi, a farmer who can't wait for his peas to be ready for harvest, and Ruvji, his friend who also can't wait for the peas to be ready, and the antics Ruvji went to to get his peas. The story is not enjoyable in ebook format, however.
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