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Five Faves: Books about Pizza

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Has anyone ever asked you what food you would choose if you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life? For me the answer is pizza. It's so versatile! You can eat it with eggs and bacon for breakfast. You can make it with a traditional marinara sauce or mix it up with BBQ sauce, pesto, or ranch. You can even make it into a dessert! I really do think I could eat it for every meal and never truly get sick of it. So for those of you who also contribute to the 100 acres of pizza that Americans eat each day, these books are for you!

By Greg Pizzoli
Viking, 2022. Informational. 

Would you like a history of pizza that's both short enough and interesting enough that you can read it with your young children? Then this book is for you! Pizzoli takes readers from Italy to the U.S. and through time from the first Margherita pizza to the first pizza delivery, through to the present day. Kids will be begging you for regional pizzas from Chicago, Detroit, and New York after reading this mouth-watering book!

Super Pizza & Kid Kale
Written by Phaea Crede
Illustrated by Zach Smith
Viking, 2022. Picture Book.

Just like many superhero tales, this story begins with a freak accident, this time in the Baker Elementary cafeteria, turning a normal lunch into Super Pizza and Kid Kale! Super Pizza and Kid Kale decide to use their powers to become heroes, but Super Pizza is the only one who gets any recognition, after all, no one likes kale. This is a punny story that will have kids on the floor laughing but will also teach them about the importance of friendship and reconciliation.

Every Night is Pizza Night
Written by J. Kenji López-Alt
Illustrated by Gianna Ruggiero
Norton Young Readers, 2020. Picture Book.

Just like me, Pipo believes that every night should be pizza night. In fact, she has scientifically proven that pizza is the best food in the world. Her parents, however, ask how she can know for sure that pizza is the absolute best food if she never tries any other food. So Pipo sets out to try her neighbors' favorite foods to see if pizza really is the best. As she tries bibimbap, tagine, red beans and rice, and dumplings, she realizes that there are many other wonderful foods out there besides pizza. After you finish reading about pizza, try out the recipe included in the back of the book to make it as a family at home!
 

A Pizza With Everything On It
Written by Kyle Scheele
Illustrated by Andy J. Pizza
Chronicle Books, 2021. Picture Book.

Have you ever wanted a pizza with everything on it? No really, EVERYTHING. Not just normal toppings. Not just crazy toppings. Toppings like the a bicycle, a toilet, a guitar, and the White House. Because that's exactly what the father and son in this story did. Until they accidentally created a pizza black hole that exploded and covered the world in pizza toppings. After reading this book, you might think twice before asking for a pizza with everything on it.

The Pizza Mystery
Based on the book by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Illustrated by Liz Brizzi
Albert Whitman and Company, 2021. Easy Reader.

Did you know that the Boxcar Children are now in easy reader format? For those kids who love mysteries but aren't quite reading chapter books yet, this series will give you the same stories as the chapter book series but in a more easy-to-read format. In this mystery, the kids and their grandfather stop their favorite pizzeria on the way home from their yearly ski trip, only to find that they are the only customers. It turns out that their pizza oven is broken, their staff member is out sick, and the factory next store has forbidden their workers from eating there for lunch. Can the Boxcar Children figure out exactly why all of these things are happening and how to keep the restaurant from closing? 

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