Little ones who fling peas, push peas, smoosh peas — anything but eat them — will love "Night of the Veggie Monster." When one little boy refuses to eat his peas, he turns into a veggie monster. Children and their parents will enjoy every pea-turning page of this new picture book written and illustrated by George McClements. The hardback is 32 pages. Launch date: April 2008.

This book is written by four-time Academy Award-nominated actress Julianne Moore. The story revolves around a little girl who tries to get rid of her freckles. She winds up discovering, however, that the things that make her different make her herself. Launch date: October 2007.