Note: I haven't considered the being a parent side of this yet. To end, I think this is a very interesting way to introduce younger readers to reading, of course, but also to voice their opinions, to let them know that it's okay to like something everyone around them might hate and to hold on to what they love inspite of what anyone might have to say about it. “If you don’t finish your candy then you can’t have dessert,” Mama Pea would say.īut inspite of all the whining, Little Pea would eat Candy every night because he/she loves dessert, SPINACH! (I never understood the deal behind slyly making kids eat Spinach. “If you want to grow up to be a big, strong pea, you have to eat your candy,” Papa Pea would say.

Little Pea hates to eat candy for dinner every night. Little Oink spends his play time by tidying his Tree house! :D Such a dork! “If you want to grow up to be a respectable pig, you must learn how to make a proper mess,” said Papa Pig. “All my friends get to clean their rooms. 'If you want to grow up to be a wise owl, you must stay up late,” Why do I always have to stay up and play? It’s not fair!” “All my other friends get to go to bed so much earlier than me!

These little ones live with their Mama and Papa, they hate doing something that is expected of them (also, forced on them by their parents) AND love something that kids, more often than not, are stereotyped to hate. There is a common setup for all the stories. Little Pea, Little Hoot and Little Oink -I read these three adorkable children's books yesterday which adopt the reverse psychology on kids, if it can be called that.

Little oink book