Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Little Pea is a happy fellow! He likes to play with his friends, roll down hills, and go to the playground with his little pea friends. The only thing that Little Pea hates to do is eat candy! And unfortunately he has to eat five pieces of it every night for dinner before he can have his favourite dessert - spinach. Little Pea fusses, makes faces, and complains about having to eat candy, but Mama and Papa Pea are relentless, he has to finish his candy before he gets dessert. This is a fantastic twist on a common problem faced by many children and parents, and children never cease to be amazed that someone would actually want to eat their vegetables. It's a fun book that never fails to get a giggle out of a fussy preschooler.