Review of Hap-Pea Holidays

by Kitty Flynn
Nov 24, 2025 | Filed in Book Reviews

Hap-Pea HolidaysHap-Pea Holidays
by Keith Baker; illus. by the author
Preschool    Beach Lane/Simon    24 pp.
9/25    9781665940283    $9.99

Baker’s cheery pea characters (and pea puns) are in fine form in this Christmas celebration. “Twinkly lights, lots and lots / (after untangling all the knots).” Decking the halls, front doors, and town, the peas then sing carols, frost cookies, make popcorn and paper chains (“don’t eat the glue!”), and play in the snow. After exchanging gifts, the green gang wishes everyone “Peas on Earth!…Hap-Pea New Year!” The exuberant rhyming text is well matched by vibrant illustrations bursting with holiday spirit.

From the November/December 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

Kitty Flynn

Kitty Flynn is reviews editor for The Horn Book, Inc.

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