<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In Dakor, India, Jiva looks forward to a feast of peas from his garden, but when they are stolen at harvest time, Jiva sets out to catch the thief.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>"Delicious!" --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></p><p>A vibrant and deliciously amusing #OwnVoices mystery set in India about food and gardening, anticipation, and generosity. From award-winning author Kashmira Sheth and illustrator Jeffrey Ebbeler.</b></p><p>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, </p><p>"Plump peas, sweet peas, <br>Lined-up-in-the-shell peas. <p/>Peas to munch, peas to crunch <p/>I want a feast of peas for lunch!"</p><p>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?"</p><p>From award-winning author Kashmira Sheth and illustrator Jeffrey Ebbeler (<i>Tiger in My Soup</i>) comes this original #OwnVoices story set in India, featuring a deliciously amusing mystery about gardening, anticipation, hard work, and generosity.</p><p><b>Teacher's Guide available!</b></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Lyrical... Sheth spins a yarn about greed and forgiveness in well-paced, poetic narration accompanied by Ebbeler's expressive acrylic illustrations." --Publishers Weekly<br><br>"[A] dazzlingly illustrated new fairy tale... the images burst with engaging movement....a nice lesson on friendship and forgiveness." --Booklist<br>
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