The Seven Silly Eaters

Peter wants only milk, Lucy won't settle for anything but homemade lemonade, and Jack is stuck on applesauce. Each new addition to the Peters household brings a new demand for a special meal. What's a mother to do? Even though Mrs. Peters picks, peels, strains, scrapes, poaches, fries, and kneads, the requests for special foods keep coming. It isn't until her birthday arrives that a present from her children solves the problem with a hilarious surprise that pleases everyone.

Mary Ann Hoberman is the author of The Llama Who Had No Pajama. She lives in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Marla Frazee is the illustrator of Hush Little Baby: A Folk Song with Pictures. She lives in Pasadena, California.