Just in time for Christmas, local author and illustrator, Marcia Leiter has a brand new Christmas picture book out for kids.“Sweet Pea’s Christmas” is the humorous tale of a bunny named ...

DEAR SWEET PEA (Balzer + Bray, 288 pp., $16.99; ages 8 to 12) ... The Book Review Podcast: Each week, top authors and critics talk about the latest news in the literary world.

Myth No. 3: Sweet pea seed must be soaked overnight in a dish of water before planting. Shepherd disagrees and thinks that it is too easy to forget and “over soak” the seed.

Arlington writer Julie Murphy’s newest young adult novel, Dear Sweet Pea, is set to be adapted as a television film by Disney, under the company’s Disney Channel Original Movie banner. The ...

This picture book by Mitchell follows a white child narrator who spends the summer at their grandparents’ home after their mother’s unspecified illness leads to a hospital stay. Offering the ...

Every day visitors at Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center are greeted by a sea turtle named Sweet Pea when they walk in the door. Sweet Pea, a non-releasable green sea turtle, lives ...

Guinness World Record: The sweet pea has made its way into the Guinness World Record books with the world’s longest sweet pea flower stem, recorded at over 6 feet tall! Sweet Pea Festivals: ...