The very first Eat Your Peas book was written for Maddy, a sixteen year-old whose world felt sad and hopeless. I wanted her to know I would be there for her across the miles and through the darkness. So I wrote Eat Your Peas as a piece of my heart she could take with her anywhere as a reminder she was loved. Really loved.

It wasn't long before folks began to ask if there could an Eat Your Peas for grownups too. Today, our collection is brimming with even more titles on the way. And Maddy? She is thriving and giving hope to others in her life.

It's such a simple thing to let the people we care about know how very important they are to us. Each book in the Eat Your Peas collection was written to help you do exactly that.

May they give voice to what's in your heart.

-Cheryl