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Let children explore the command 'eat your greens' with activities from Lena Engel inspired by an amusing story that you can share for World Book Day Today is World Book Day 2002. Among the suggested 'super reads' for the day is Eat Your Peas by Kes Gray and Nick Sharrat (Red Fox, Pounds 4.99), a wonderfully funny story and an ideal topic round which to develop some activities for children across the Foundation Stage.

Today is World Book Day 2002. Among the suggested 'super reads' for the day is Eat Your Peas by Kes Gray and Nick Sharrat (Red Fox, 4.99), a wonderfully funny story and an ideal topic round which to develop some activities for children across the Foundation Stage.

Eat Your Peas is a story about Daisy, who will not eat her peas because she really does not like them. Her mum offers her many bribes, but Daisy is not tempted to change her mind.

The story unfolds through dialogue between the mother and daughter, and illustrations show the mother growing more annoyed while her daughter becomes more defiant. In the end, the child turns the tables on the adult. She agrees to eat her peas as long as her mother eats her Brussels sprouts.

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