LMNO Peas (The Peas Series)

This book is so cute and fun! The illustrations are so detailed that they bring a lot of life and personality to each pea. My 18 month old daughter loves to read this book and talk about what the peas are wearing and doing, which is why I RECOMMEND BUYING THE LARGER VERSION!! It is well worth the price difference to be able to see the little nuances of each little pea without having to bring the book closer to your face (which also makes it harder to read together). We love this book!! It'll make a great addition to your little one's library!

LMNO Peas in trouble! Peas up here, peas down there, astro-peas and painter-peas, all so cute and brightly colored. Seriously, this book is adorable and it's a nice vocab book. It's best suited for your two year olds, up to three would be okay, and you can hand it to your kindergartner and teach them all those fantastic little professions those busy peas have. It's not fantastic to read to your highly impatient 1.5 year olds, but if you're an avid reader to your child I'd suggest picking it up anyway. Who knows, they may love seeing all those little peas!

This book is adorable and it'll be great to teach the alphabet. My daughter is 15mo and knows a few letters already, so I'll be focusing on just the letters themselves for now, and then I'll bring in all the details in the text of what the peas are doing and shows how the letter works. Very neat idea for a book, wish I'd thought of it!

Really cute little book. The only problem is that the font size of the text is small enough that I really need my reading glasses to read this to my granddaughter, and I don't always plan ahead and have them nearby. That is the one change I would make. (The letters of the alphabet are quite large; no problem reading those!) Otherwise, it is super cute.

My 1 year old son is a bit young to be introduced to the ABCs but he loves books and when I saw this one I knew I wanted it for when he's older. He does enjoy it but we haven't made it all the way through yet. We usually get halfway through before he closes it and crawls away. That is his age though. The book is adorable and I'm glad to have it on his bookshelf for when he grows into it.

This is one of the cutest books I have ever seen. Baby loves it too, as the pages are full of color and neat stuff to look at! Definitely one of our favorites.

My son is 19 months. We have been reading The Green Pea series for a few months. This book and the color one is his favorite. This book goes through the alphabet and different careers you can become later. It is also very colorful. I would definitely recommend!

The librarian at the high school where I teach has small children, so I asked her to recommend a book for me to get for my two and a half year old grandson for Christmas; she said her children love this one, and now, so does my grandson! What a cute book! Not only are the illustrations so fun (with little human-like peas populating the pages), but the letters also provide career ideas. The careers, too, are not your usual, run-of-the-mill jobs; they're much more creative. A very fun book, all the way around!

I purchased this book for my 3 year old son and the entire family LOVES it! It is very engaging, the rhymes are adorable. For each letter, my son says the letter and I read the rhyme (he actually knows all the rhymes now but taking turns allows us to do it together). This was a wonderful way to help him learn the alphabet. Each of the peas has a "job"; officers, kings, outlaws, circus clowns, etc. And they are dressed accordingly and coordinate with the letter of the page. Can't say enough about this book, a new and fun way to reinforce the alphabet with your little one. Illustrations are also wonderful.

My two-year-old's favorite book! he loves the adventures on every page and the added bonus of hunting for the hidden lady bug. If you need something enjoyable for a young reader, I highly recommend this board book (or any in the pea collection). all have been well-loved by the little one, and the adults (who enjoy finding something clever in each of the pictures).

This book is so cute and fun! The illustrations are so detailed that they bring a lot of life and personality to each pea. My 18 month old daughter loves to read this book and talk about what the peas are wearing and doing, which is why I RECOMMEND BUYING THE LARGER VERSION!! It is well worth the price difference to be able to see the little nuances of each little pea without having to bring the book closer to your face (which also makes it harder to read together). We love this book!! It'll make a great addition to your little one's library!

LMNO Peas in trouble! Peas up here, peas down there, astro-peas and painter-peas, all so cute and brightly colored. Seriously, this book is adorable and it's a nice vocab book. It's best suited for your two year olds, up to three would be okay, and you can hand it to your kindergartner and teach them all those fantastic little professions those busy peas have. It's not fantastic to read to your highly impatient 1.5 year olds, but if you're an avid reader to your child I'd suggest picking it up anyway. Who knows, they may love seeing all those little peas!

This book is adorable and it'll be great to teach the alphabet. My daughter is 15mo and knows a few letters already, so I'll be focusing on just the letters themselves for now, and then I'll bring in all the details in the text of what the peas are doing and shows how the letter works. Very neat idea for a book, wish I'd thought of it!

Really cute little book. The only problem is that the font size of the text is small enough that I really need my reading glasses to read this to my granddaughter, and I don't always plan ahead and have them nearby. That is the one change I would make. (The letters of the alphabet are quite large; no problem reading those!) Otherwise, it is super cute.

My 1 year old son is a bit young to be introduced to the ABCs but he loves books and when I saw this one I knew I wanted it for when he's older. He does enjoy it but we haven't made it all the way through yet. We usually get halfway through before he closes it and crawls away. That is his age though. The book is adorable and I'm glad to have it on his bookshelf for when he grows into it.

This is one of the cutest books I have ever seen. Baby loves it too, as the pages are full of color and neat stuff to look at! Definitely one of our favorites.

My son is 19 months. We have been reading The Green Pea series for a few months. This book and the color one is his favorite. This book goes through the alphabet and different careers you can become later. It is also very colorful. I would definitely recommend!

The librarian at the high school where I teach has small children, so I asked her to recommend a book for me to get for my two and a half year old grandson for Christmas; she said her children love this one, and now, so does my grandson! What a cute book! Not only are the illustrations so fun (with little human-like peas populating the pages), but the letters also provide career ideas. The careers, too, are not your usual, run-of-the-mill jobs; they're much more creative. A very fun book, all the way around!

I purchased this book for my 3 year old son and the entire family LOVES it! It is very engaging, the rhymes are adorable. For each letter, my son says the letter and I read the rhyme (he actually knows all the rhymes now but taking turns allows us to do it together). This was a wonderful way to help him learn the alphabet. Each of the peas has a "job"; officers, kings, outlaws, circus clowns, etc. And they are dressed accordingly and coordinate with the letter of the page. Can't say enough about this book, a new and fun way to reinforce the alphabet with your little one. Illustrations are also wonderful.

My two-year-old's favorite book! he loves the adventures on every page and the added bonus of hunting for the hidden lady bug. If you need something enjoyable for a young reader, I highly recommend this board book (or any in the pea collection). all have been well-loved by the little one, and the adults (who enjoy finding something clever in each of the pictures).

Every since my son received this book a few weeks ago he has poured over it morning and night, discovering something new each time, telling me what those peas are up too, asking to have it in the middle of the night... you get the picture. With a whimsical air, Baker illustrates each letter with cute little peas acting out different activities beginning with that sound. Biking, Voting, Volunteering, Parachuting, Bathing, Climbing... on and on. My son particularly LOVES the tiny lady bug that is on the end papers and hidden on each spread... look hard!

One of THE BEST book series (yes, there are more) we have ever owned!! Kids love them!! Every page is very detailed and pictures are very witty!! Every page has a hidden lady bug and some books also have a hidden paper air plane! Finding the hidden objects entertains the littles for quite some time!! If you like Richard Scarry for his detailed artwork you will love these!

Absolutely adore this book! Bought it for my 4 year old grandson, but shipped it to myself so I could read first. What a treasure! There were smiles and chuckles throughout reading this book. My grandson LOVES ladybugs, and I can't wait until he discovers the one in the book that was a delightful surprise for me! Colorful, educational, humorous, and definitely one for the bookshelf under "favorite classics"! The author even took time to incorporate his humor and love for "peas" in the author info on the flap of the jacket. Will definitely seek out more children's books by this author.

Really enjoy reading this book to my 5 month old daughter. It is a fun read and keeps her attention.

Love this book, its one of our favorites. Definitely recommend for a toddler or young kid trying to learn their letters

I love this series. Very cute book.

My son loves this book. We read it every night and he recites the alphabet to me!

Adorable story and good letter recognition and sound repetition.

Suuuper cute! Also really helps with letter recognition for my smallest one. My 4 year old knows his letters but still loves this book and likes helping out his little bro.

We really liked the 1-2-3 Peas book so naturally this was next on our list. The pictures are just as cute and detailed and while I personally prefer the 1-2-3 Peas book to this one, the LMOPeas book is a welcome addition to our book collection! We recommend these books as presents for new parents-to-be. For the first 12 months, I think I enjoyed reading these books and looking at the pictures much more than my child!

I love this book. The board version is very nice because, not only can my 5 year old use it, my 1 year old can use it without tearing it apart (she loves to rip paper and bite--hard). I want her to be able to explore books and not worry about them being ruined beyond repair. I don't want to have to tell her no with books. I don't have to worry with this board book, she can handle it to her hearts content.

Such an adorable, rhyming book!

Great item.

Cute story

The illustrations really drew me to this book. It is my go to gift for new grandmothers. We all need our own library too!

I heard about this book in searching for good ABC books for my 2 toddlers. It's really cute. Smart and clever idea. Wish I had thought of it. My kids enjoy it and I probably enjoy it even more than them.

Our kids are obsessed with this book!! They really like looking for the ladybugs on each page. And I enjoy looking at all the cute details/drawings. Fun little book.

This original and cleverly illustrated alphabet book, like the 123 Peas, is everything the professional reviewers (see "Editorial Reviews" above this section) say it is. This book truly stands out among counting books in its approach to presenting the alphabet through the careers of the character peas. Also, these books can be enjoyed by children over a period of years at several cognitive levels. I recently purchased 123 Peas and LMNO Peas books as gifts for two almost-one-year-old children recently. The kids like the books, and their parents LOVE them. I highly recommend these two books for baby shower and first birthday gifts. I am adding these books to my standard shower and toddler birthday gifts which include "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" (Smith and Archambault) and "Is Your Mama a Llama" (Guarino and Kellogg)? Another new favorite (for me, at least) I am adding to my list for baby/toddler "must-have" libraries is Boynton's "But Not the Hippopotamus."

Super cute story!

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This was bought as a companion to 1-2-3 Peas...I'm glad I bought them together ! Entertaining, colorful and encourages 'fun' in learning to read.

daughter loves it

One of the cutest and cleverest ABC books I've seen. Not only does this teach letter but also gets kids to think creatively.

This is a great and colorful alphabet book. The board book is also the perfect size for 1-3 year olds.

A great book for teaching little kids about careers. We make a pea chain after we read the book, where the kids have to draw a career on their pea based on the letter they get. Then we string them up around the classroom.

This book is so adorable. Great rhymes and so much to look at. My 2 year old loves it!

I will enjoy reading this books to my twins when they arrive!

This book is so cute and creative. My 1 yr. old loves it.

Absolutely wonderful series! My 21 month old has the abc’s and the months books from this series and he loves them!

Perfect

Love this book, super cute.

This book and 1, 2, 3 Peas are my favorites in the series. My kids LOVE these.

We love these books!!! Very colorful and lots of fun! Very educational too!

This is great for both my 18 month old and 4.5 year old. The drawings are adorable and it provides good practice with letters.

My almost 3 year old loves ID'ing the letters, even though he calls A "pizza" before he calls it A... :) Keith Baker is so creative.

My preschooler loves this book so much we bought another for her class. The pictures are beautiful and the kids love to shout out the "hidden letter" as we read each page.

Wonderful book for a curious toddler. Great illustrations in the book and the book will last since it is a board book!

2 Year old loves it

Cute.

Adorable book, we love it and my daughter too. So we bought it as a gift, but this one only has a hard cover, pages are soft. I would have preferred to get the same cardboard version we bought (at Costco) but unfortunately it is not available on Amazon anymore (if it ever was).

Love it

The "Peas" series is adorable. Paired with a pea-themed blanket its perfect for a baby shower gift, esp for unannounced genders.

We actually got this book from the library and I wound up buying a copy for my daughter and for a friend's son's birthday. It is a very cute alphabet book with fun rhymes and a lot of great visuals. Playful and colorful, it's a fun book to have permanently on your shelf.

An adorable way to help your child learn the alphabet. Cute and silly illustrations keep kids entertained while learning their letters. A perfect gift!

A fabulous book about the alphabet through the lens of green peas. When the story is over, pub down a bag of dried peas and let your students create their own LMNO's! Then make pea soup! Yummy!

This is a wonderful book!!! Well written with chances to expand kids vocab!!! Love it!!

We have his other book 123 peas and we absolutely LOVE his books. My daughter has found his books fun and we love it because she is learning!

Such an adorable book. My kids love it! It's a cute little alphabet story about peas. Such a hit with my toddlers!

I love the cute way they introduce the letters as well as encourage kids to pursue their dreams!

Both my daughter and my grandson love this book. She reads to him every night and he really loves that special time and so does she.

Cute board book, highly recommend! This series is too cute!

BUY this book series!!! Your children will love it. I think all three of these books are just adorable.

My 5 year-old granddaughter loves this book. The illustrations are a hoot! Who would have thought to use peas in an ABC book? Any child ages 4 to 7 will love LMNOPeas.

Cute little book ... our grandkids love it! Inexpensive - quality - cute so recommend.

Love this series!!!

My toddler enjoys this book. It has cute illustrations showing peas doing various activities and occupations based on the letter of the alphabet. There is a ladybug hiding on each 2-page spread, so it makes a fun game of seek. However, it's not my favorite book to read to her because I just feel the writing has a strange rhythm, making it not flow very well. Some letters get multiple peas doing activities, while others just get one... making you feel the author is just rushing through the alphabet. And then at the end, I always feel awkward because the "Z" is for zoologists and the illustration shows zooKEEPERS instead of scientists studying animals. I would give 3 stars, but since my child likes it, I give it a 4.

Very cute ABC book with great illustrations, rhyming, and it keeps the little ones interested.

Great grand daughter loves them

This is one of our favorite books ... it's even earned a spot in our 2.5 year old's bedtime books. It's cute, colorful and the rhyme inside rolls off your tongue. There's alot to look at on each page, but it can be a quick read if you need it to be! I recommend this one for your toddler's bookshelf!

My Two year old grandson loves this book. His parents have introduced literacy concepts early and this book has great appeal.

Nice sturdy book with fun pictures and cute little illustrations!

I purchased this book because a friend reccomended it and I love ABC books. i read it to my 3-year-old. She was completely intrigued by the peas doing jobs. i also read it to a group of 1st grade students, and they loved it as well. A great book about different occupations while going through the alphabet and kids love to see the peas doing the jobs. i highly reccomend to any parent or teacher.

This is a fun book that my class loves.

Cute book I'm sure my little granddaughter will enjoy and help teach her the ABC'S.

Cute book for another look at the alphabet.

Very cute story with a ladybug hiding on every page.

I like alphabet books. You can take the teacher out of the classroom but not the classroom out of the teacher.

This is a fun book for little ones.

This book is just as advertised. The peas are very cute, riding their bikes, parachuting, cooking, and carrying on with other activities. My 3 year old grand daughter loves to look closely at each picture and find every little detail. Great book for this age child!

Fun for a little veggie lover.

This is one of my all-time favorite kids books. (For the record, I'm in my late 20s, female, and have plenty of friends having kids.) It's cute and catchy, educational, and fun. When my nephews got old enough they had fun finding the ladybugs on every page. (And some of those little buggers are hidden pretty well!) I usually keep a couple copies of this book on hand to include with baby shower gifts and it's always a hit!

As said before PEAS are great books.

This book has much appeal; so much to look at and talk about on each page, interesting concepts and colors; enjoyed by all young readers in our household.

Find the ladybug! 🐞

My 4 grandchildren LOVE this book! They all are learning the alphabet, enjoy what the letters are doing and search for the ladybug on each page! Fully engaged and choose over and over again for story time.

So cute! A little advanced and long for my 10 month old, but he'll grow into it.

Awesome illustrations, cute story. Buy this book.

Cute.

Great book. My daughter is 3 and at first didn't seem to like this book. Perhaps because it isn't as "obvious" as other books are (you know, "David Draws Dogs. Carol Colors Cats."). However once she discovered that there is a lady bug hiding on each page (well technically every other page) she was more into it. She likes it so much that I will be getting her another one of Keith Baker's pea books.

Adorable story with fun details even older kids enjoy!

Very impressed

My (almost) 3 year old loves this book and so do I. It's definitely a favorite.

This book is very cute and creative.

A great visual book for lower grades. I will enjoy reading this to my Kindergarten classes and 1st graders. I also enjoy finding the ants on each page of the book.

One of my all-time favorites!!!

Super cute story, received in great condition.

This book is so cute! My two year old loves it. The pictures of the peas doing different activities are adorable.

Really cute. Fun to read.

This is such a wonderful ABC book with fantastic illustrations!! A must have!!

What a great book! So fun to read.

I absolutely love this book. The illustrations are great! We love finding the lady bug in each illustration. I just love the cute pictures on every page!

My 2yr old son and I both love it. We had checked it out at the local library first but knew it deserved a spot on his bookshelf after reading it a few times.

Book was as described and arrived quickly.

This book is great for teachers, parents, and school counselors to talk about careers and interests. I used it in my 1st and 2nd grade classes and they loved it.

Great book. My 2 year old loves it!

I am a teacher and new mom. I bought this book as an Easter gift to inscribe for my son. The illustrations are colorful whimsical and friendly. Loved it and bought one as a gift for my friend's son too!

So popular with the grandkids I have to purchase more!

I love this book to use with my kindergarteners! The pictures and characters are fun and engaging. Wish I could use for older kids too :)

I find it annoying, but my son, nieces and nephew seem to love it.

I bought this for my granddaughter...have always loved Keith Baker's books...she loved it from the first time I read it to her....

We just LOVE LMNO Peas. It is cute enough to want to read it again and again and my son loved this book when it came time to learn his letters. I buy this book as a gift for ages 2 to 5. Can't say enough positive things about it!!

Adults enjoy this book as much as the little ones. The author's bio is worth a read. Equally clever! Who knew peas do yoga!

Love reading this book with my 9-month-old!

Heard great things about the Pea Series books, so I purchased this one. I was extremely disappointed when I received it. I wanted to return it, but with the shopping cost to send it back, it wasn't worth it.

I am thrilled with LMNO peas! What a unique way to present the alphabet. The author has really created some very different little board books. Thank you.

Purchased for my granddaughter who is now learning the alphabet. Love the peas!

Its used with a few stains but still it came SUPER fast!!! and is a great toddler read.

The subject matter lends it self more to a board book instead of a hardcover. It is not appropriate for a toddler yet the subject matter is not appropriate for an older child.

Great book!! The item's description of the wear on the book was not accurate though, this is the cause for the low star rating.

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!

It was just another ABC book. Nothing special

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.

"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.)

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

"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

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.

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.

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!

"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.

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!

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.

This book was adorable! I loved the rhyming and the little details in the illustrations (i.e. the license plate). Great book for for someone to use at story time!

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.

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 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.

I'm a speech therapist and I love finding books like these! I plan to use this with kiddos who can do "r" at the sentence level. Great "r" practice! Or even person "-er" endings like painter, teacher, writer, etc.

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!

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

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!

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 a beautifully written (don't forget to read the bio at the back) and illustrated book. It happened to come in on a day when I had a couple of five year old's in the house. Both my three year old and the five year old's really enjoyed the book. My girlfriend and I just marveled at the amount of time it must have taken to digitally create the letters.

This is hands down one of my family's favorite Alphabet books. The illustrations are very detailed and entertaining. My younger daughter loves to find different things among the Peas. Fun read

My 4 yo daughter really enjoys this cute ABC book. The illustrations show green peas engaging in different activities that start with every letter of the alphabet. The activities and professions are a bit unusual and different than the typical ABC book illustrations of "apple, bear, cat" etc... Nice large format too!

My daughter loves finding the ladybug every time we turn a page! Letters are in pleasing colors. Makes it easy to identify too! Highly recommended!

This book is so unique and creative....I love reading this book with my little daughter and discovering what kind of "peas" we both will be today. A lovely gift to give or receive.

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.

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 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.

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 :

Lovely book, great seller.

So creative!

What a fun book! I hope my 2.5 year old son gets into it as he grows... so far he hasn't been as interested in it as I am!! :)