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Creamed Tuna Fish & Peas On-Toast
by Philip Christian Stead Details

Wild Man Jack isn't easy to please. Especially when Mama Jane serves him the one dish that he detests. Each day his children ask what he'll do if it arrives at the table, and each day he comes up with an even more colorful response. Not until Friday do things get really out of hand.

D.W., The Picky Eater
by Marc Brown Details

Because her eating habits cause some problems, Arthur the aardvark's younger sister has to stay home when her family eats out.

Dot and Dash Eat Their Dinner
by Emma Dodd Details

Dot the dog and Dash the cat are having dinner, but picky Dash only wants to eat pink food.

I Will Never Not Eat a Tomato
by Lauren Child Details

A fussy eater decides to sample the carrots after her brother convinces her that they are really orange twiglets from Jupiter.

Just Try It
by Christianne C. Jones Details

Tom is sure that he does not like peas, beans, broccoli, corn, or carrots, until one day he eats them all cooked together in a casserole

Lunch
by Denise Fleming Details

A very hungry mouse eats a large lunch comprised of colorful foods.

Night of the Veggie Monster
by George McClements Details

Every Tuesday night, while his parents try to enjoy their dinner, a boy turns into a monster the moment a pea touches his lips.

No More, Por Favor
by Susan Middleton Elya Details

Rain forest parents come up with a solution when all their children become picky eaters at the same time. Spanish words interspersed in the rhyming text are defined in a glossary.

Picky Peggy
by Jennifer Dussling Details

Peggy, who is known for being a picky eater, decides to become "Peggy the bold eater" after learning a lesson from her pet duckling.

Tales for Very Picky Eaters
by Josh Schneider Details

A father tells outlandish stories while trying to get his young son, who is a very picky eater, to eat foods he thinks he will not like.

Updated 11/06/2012