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Five Faves: Books About Pie

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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I love being able to gather with my family and have fun together, and I love all of the Thanksgiving day foods. Pie is easily my favorite food of the holiday. Here are five picture books that will keep you occupied as we anxiously await the holiday and its delicious treats.

Peyton Picks the Perfect Pie
By Jack Bishop
Illustrated by Michelle Mee Nutter
Boston, MA: America's Test Kitchen, 2020. Picture Book.

Peyton is very particular about what foods she likes to eat. Soon before Thanksgiving, she decides she wants to branch out and try something new at her family's annual dinner. Peyton decides that trying one of the pies brought by the guests will give her the most options, but as each new pie arrives, she becomes more and more nervous at the thought of trying any of them, until some advice from her aunt helps her learn to face her fear. A recipe for apple pie is included.

Mum, Me, and the Mulberry Tree
By Tanya Rosie
Illustrated by Chuck Groenink
Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2022. Picture Book.

The day starts early for one little girl and her mother as they board the bus for their annual outing to a mulberry tree in the countryside. They spend the whole day together, picnicking, climbing the tree, and picking berries to snack on before returning home to bake a delicious pie. This book underlines the loving relationship between a mother and her child, told from the child's point of view.


How to Bake an Apple Pie
By Jean Reagan
Illustrated by Lee Wildish
New York: Random House, 2022. Easy Reader.

One grandchild and their grandpa set out to bake a surprise treat for Grandma--an apple pie! But when Grandma arrives home before the pie has finished baking, the child must distract her long enough for the surprise to be finished.

How to Grow an Apple Pie
By Beth Charles
Illustrated by Katie Rewse
Chicago, IL: Albert Whitman & Company, 2020. Picture Book.

When Sophie was born, her parents planted apple trees especially for her in their family orchard. Now, after she has turned six, the trees are old enough for her to make a pie from the apples they produce. As she eagerly awaits the apple harvest in the fall, Sophie helps her parents tend to her trees and learns how to make her pie. Information about apple orchards and a recipe for apple pie are included.

Bumpety, Dunkety, Thumpety-Thump!
By K. L. Going
Illustrated by Simone Shin
New York: Beach Land Books, 2017. Picture Book.

This book uses onomatopoeia and rhyme as it follows two siblings throughout their busy day. The brother and sister explore their backyard, pick berries, and bake a pie before it is time for them to get ready for bed. The repetition and silly rhymes make this a delightful read-aloud.
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