Munch Munch Green Peas
An interactive read aloud story for toddlers with peas, fingers, funny sounds and gentle food play.
Age: Babies and toddlers, 0–3 years
Theme: Food, textures, colours, early words and cause and effect
Read aloud style: Simple, playful, repetitive and sensory
A small plate
sat on the tray.
White plate.
Round plate.
Little green peas
sat on the plate.
One pea.
Two peas.
Three peas.
Small peas.
Round peas.
Slippy peas.
One finger
touched a pea.
The pea rolled.
Just a little.
Roll.
One spoon
came close.
Closer.
Closer.
Tap the plate to make the peas move.
Tap once to munch a pea. Tap again to put it back.
The spoon scooped
one pea.
The pea went up.
Up.
Up.
Into a little mouth.
Munch.
The mouth moved.
Munch munch.
One pea rolled
to the edge.
One pea stayed
in the middle.
One pea stuck
to a finger.
Green pea.
Round pea.
Silly stuck pea.
The finger lifted.
The pea came too.
Tap the finger to wiggle the stuck pea.
Tap once to wiggle the pea. Tap again to make it still.
The finger waved.
The pea waved too.
Wiggle.
The finger shook.
The pea shook too.
Wiggle wiggle.
The pea did not fall.
It sat on the finger.
Soft.
Round.
Green.
One small mouth
opened.
One small finger
came close.
The pea went in.
Munch.
The plate was quiet.
The spoon was quiet.
One tiny green spot
stayed on the finger.
Read Aloud Prompts
- Ask: “Can you tap the peas?”
- Ask: “Can you say munch, munch?”
- Ask: “Where is the stuck pea?”
- Try wiggling one finger together: wiggle, wiggle, munch.