Princess Penelopea Hates Peas

What the cast said

Welcome back to StoryBeam, the daily podcasts where imagination shines bright.

I'm Kat.

I'm Allison and Happy Wacky Wednesday everyone!

It is time for some royal silly fun on Wacky Wednesday!

Today our StoryBeam is shining a light on a very picky princess.

As we read Princess Penelope Hates Peas by Susan D. Sweet and Brenda Miles.

Princess Penelope loves everything in the kingdom of Petopia except for green, smushy peas.

That's right, she refuses to eat a single one.

But when the king declares that no one can have any sweet treats until Penelope eats her peas, the whole kingdom gets turned upside down.

Let's jump in and see how the princess handles a royal pea predicament.

Let's go, seniors on.

I've got mine. Ready?

Three, two, one. Let's read!

Here the cast reads Princess Penelopea Hates Peas by Susan D. Sweet and Brenda Miles. The book's own words stay with its author and publisher, so that part of the recording is not written out. Press play to hear it.

A kingdom built on peas with a princess who won't touch them. I love how wacky Petopia can be.

Co -host, if you were a royal princess, what is one food you would try to ban from the royal palace?

I think pasta because I really don't like pasta.

Banning pasta would definitely make the whole palace upset. I think some people really love their pasta.

Grown -ups, if your little royals love today's hilarious look at picky eating, our story beam suggestion for your library bag is...

I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child.

It's another classic imaginative story about turning tricky foods into fun adventures. Look for it in our show notes.

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Try a new bite of something green today.

Have a wonderfully wacky Wednesday everyone, and we will see you tomorrow morning for Throwback Thursday.

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