Picking Peas for a Penny Author:Angela Shelf Medearis, Charles Shaw (Illustrator) A rhythmical, richly lyrical, counting rhyme filled with heart-warming memories abut the author's mother, her uncle and their life on their grandparents' farm during the Depression. The beautiful pencil illustrations, highlighted in color, capture all the warmth and endearing innocences of a bygone era. (Grades K-4).