Lola is a very picky eater. She won't eat carrots (for rabbits) or peas (too small, too green)

Author / Illustrator: Lauren Child
Format: Paperback
Published: Candlewick, 2000

Lola is a very picky eater. She won't eat carrots (for rabbits) or peas (too small, too green) and she will never not ever eat a tomato. But Lola's clever older brother Charlie lets her in on the truth. They are not carrots, they are "orange twiglets from Jupiter." The peas are really "green drops from Greenland." And, of course, there are not tomatoes here, only Lola's favorite, moonsquirters. Innovative design, including mixed media collages and wacky fonts make this an appealing twist on the picky eater theme.