Lotta Nieminen

Cook pizza from scratch in this fully interactive recipe book that allows readers mix the ingredients, knead the dough, spread the sauce, and more! STEP ONE: Stir the yeast and sugar into the warm water, and set aside until bubbly. STEP TWO: Combine the flour and salt in a large mixing bowl. STEP THREE: Add the oil and yeast mixture into the large bowl and mix until the ingredients turn into a large clump of dough! Simple yet accurate recipe text takes readers through the steps of cooking pizza, from dough to toppings, while the interactive novelty features invite them to participate in the process! One hundred percent adult-free, knife-free, oven-free, and mess-free, cooking pizza has never been so independent! Perfect for kids who love to help in the kitchen, or any child who prefers to ‘do it myself’. This is the second title in a series of interactive recipe books.

Pizza!

Adam Rubin

Daniel Salmieri

pizza

raccoons

silly

While Raccoon is eating pizza at his secret pizza party, he sees a masquerade party going on in the house next door and joins the fun. By the New York Times best-selling creators of Dragons Love Tacos!

Secret Pizza Party

William Steig

Pete’s father starts kneading the dough. Next, some oil is generously applied. (Its really water.) And then some tomatoes. (They’re really checkers.) When the dough gets tickled, it laughs like crazy.

Pete's a Pizza

Monica Wellington

Sally the pizza maker makes pizza. She grows tomatoes in the community garden for the sauce. She gets cheese in the shop down the street. She buys flour from the mill for the dough. Festive artwork shows all her tasks as Sally prepares, mixes, and bakes delicious pizzas. The perfect tie-in to elementary school lessons about where food comes from, this book will be embraced by teachers. It’s a delightful addition to Monica Wellington’s nonfiction for the youngest readers, and it comes complete with a recipe so kids can make pizza with Sally.

Pizza at Sally's

Diana Murray

Kindness is on the menu! Pizza Pig’s pizza parlor is the place to be, where animals can order whatever their taste buds desire in this entertaining Step 2 beginning reader. WINNER of the 2019 Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award for Beginning Fiction! Penguins like their pizza cold. Rats want cheese with extra mold!  Customers at Pizza Pig’s get whatever they want on their pizzas! But why isn’t Turtle eating? It turns out that one is the loneliest number when it comes to a bustling pizza joint filled with groups of animals. All Turtle needs is a friend to whet her appetite! This rhyming story about pizza, compassion, and friendship is sure to tickle young readers. Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories, for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.

Pizza Pig

Tammi Sauer

Zoe Waring

From the bestselling author of Nugget and Fang, a funny picture book for little ones about Goose, his buddies, and the silliest fishing trip.Goose and friends are off to the pond to fish. They have their rods, the perfect bait, and fishing gear–but when they cast their lines and GO FISH, there are NO FISH to be found! Maybe ONE FISH . . . but he’s awfully big!A mostly wordless picture book that will appeal to fans of Big Blue Truck,  Llama Llama Red Pajama, and Where’s Spot?, Go Fish! will have little ones calling out words and giggling.The youngest readers will love the rhythm and tongue-twisting alliteration of the simple two-letter words go and no, as well as the sweetness of a friendship story with a classic feel. Tammi Sauer and Zoe Waring have created the perfect follow up to Truck, Truck, Goose!, which is also now available as a board book.

Go Fish!

Stephen Shaskan

The first in a hilarious young graphic novel series about Pizza and Taco. Two best friends, lots of toppings…but only one of them can be the BEST, right? Fans of Narwhal and Jelly will eat this book up…and be hungry for more! Best friends are the BEST! But WHO is the BEST? Is it Pizza or Taco? The question is debatable! They both love water slides. They both are friends with Hot Dog and Hamburger. In fact, maybe they should have a debate and get their friends to VOTE for who’s the best! Can their friendship survive the race for top spot on the popularity food chain? Cast your VOTE! This graphic chapter book will tickle the funny bones of kids ages 4-7 and bolster their reading confidence. Readers will be eager to devour the next book in the series, Pizza and Taco Throw a Party, coming in 2021! Young graphic chapter books are also a great step on the way to longer chapter books and graphic novels.

Who's the Best?

David A. Adler

Cam Jansen and her best friend, Eric, are excited about their class’s 100th day of school party! To celebrate, they’re having snacks that start with the letter P: pretzels, popcorn, pineapple juice, and everybody’s favorite, pizza. But when the pizza disappears from the kitchen, it’s up to Cam and her photographic memory to click and solve this delicious mystery!

Young Cam Jansen and the 100th Day of School Mystery

Romi Dey

Bonnie Dobkin

On Crazy Pizza Day, when a restaurant decides to offer any topping the customer wants, some of the requests are surprising.

Crazy Pizza Day

Elephant &amp;amp; Piggie meets Narwhal and Jelly in this hilarious new early-reader graphic novel series about Archie &amp;amp; Reddie, two fox friends who have wild fun! In this first book, Archie finds a cheesy treat in the forest and tries to keep it a secret–until Reddie comes along, ready to solve an irresistible mystery! When Archie stumbles upon a gift-wrapped pizza in the forest, he wonders who would possibly leave a perfectly good treat just lying around? So he does the only sensible thing and buries it so he can dig it up later for dinner! But with tummy rumbling, Archie discovers Reddie is trying to solve a mystery. It seems she’s found a pile of dirt and wants to get to the bottom of it! Will Archie attempt to derail her investigation? You bet! But will he also ultimately fess up and share the cheesy goodness with Reddie? And who left that present in the forest anyway? It’s all a mystery, and you’ll have to read to find out what happens!

I Really Dig Pizza!: A Mystery!

The second in a hilarious young graphic novel series about Pizza and Taco. This time around Pizza and Taco are bored, so they decide to throw an awesome party! What could possibly go wrong? Pizza and Taco have the oh-so-relatable problem of not knowing what to do when boredom strikes. The answer? Throw a party! They have a location, and a guest list, and decorations. Everything is perfect . . . until it isn’t. In fact, it’s kind of a DISASTER! Ice Cream has a meltdown, and who knew Hamburger was lactose intolerant? (Who invited Cheeseburger anyway?) Well, now they know how NOT to throw a party!! This hilarious young graphic novel–with chapters–will tickle the funny bones of kids ages 4-7 and bolster their reading confidence. Graphic chapter books serve as a great bridge to graphic novels and longer chapter books. Readers will also love the first two book in the series: Pizza and Taco: Who’s the Best? Pizza and Taco: Best Party Ever!

Best Party Ever!

Besties Pizza and Taco are BACK in Book 3, putting their drawing skills–and wild imaginations–to good use writing a comic book together!  When you love comics like Pizza and Taco do, the next step after reading them is to collaborate on one!! But what happens when they run up against artistic differences? Who gets to have the bigger muscles and the more rad superpowers? Can these two strong-willed foodstuffs compromise and make a comic that is more awesome than the sum of its parts? This hilarious young graphic novel–with chapters–will tickle the funny bones of kids ages 5-8 and bolster their reading confidence. Readers will also love the first two books in the series, Pizza and Taco: Who’s the Best? and Pizza and Taco: Best Party Ever! Young graphic chapter books are a great step on the way to graphic novels and longer chapter books.

Super-Awesome Comic!

Lyla Lee

Dung Ho

Fresh off the Boat meets Junie B. Jones in this adorable chapter book series following Mindy Kim, a young Asian American girl–in this sixth novel, Mindy enters a delicious pizza competition! Mindy Kim loves food–from her beloved Korean staples to pizza! When a local pizza place advertises a trivia competition, Mindy can’t believe that the big prize is unlimited pizza for a whole year! Mindy is confident she and her dad can take the top spot. But Dad is worried he might not understand all the cultural references. And he wants Mindy to know that the most important thing is to always try your best, even if you don’t win. Can Mindy and her Dad have fun together, win or lose?

Mindy Kim and the Big Pizza Challenge

Book 8 in The Cul-De-Sac Kids chapter book series. Eric Hagel wants to make a pickle pizza Father’s Day surprise for his grandfather. But Eric is stuck when the girls in the cul-de-sac don’t like his creation.

Pickle Pizza

Nancy Krulik

Katie offers to help the owner of her favorite pizza shop run a pizza-eating contest. But when Katie turns into Louie the chef, how will the pizzas for the contest get made? Katie’s clueless! She’s never cooked anything without her mom before!  Illustrated by John &amp;amp; Wendy.

Any Way You Slice It

Stephen Krensky

Arthur and his friends set out to make the world’s largest pizza so that their feat can be recorded in “The Book of Incredible and Amazing World Records.”

Arthur and the World Record

One father-son duo make a pizza so delicious, and so over-the-top with toppings, that it destroys the universe–and will surely melt readers’ minds and hearts, like warm mozzarella. It’s a tale as old as time: a kid wants to make a pizza with his dad, but not just any pizza . . . he wants a pizza with everything on it. That’s right, everything. But as the toppings pile on, this father-son duo accidentally create a pizza so delicious, so extravagant, so over-the-top, that it destroys the universe–and the cosmos go as dark as burnt crust. Will anyone enjoy pizza ever again? At turns heartwarming, hilarious, and completely out of this world, Kyle Scheele and Andy J. Pizza deliver a riotous adventure that will melt readers minds and hearts and leave them calling for a second helping. - FATHER’S DAY GIFTING: This heartwarming and hilarious portrait of a memorable father-son bonding experience is the perfect way to show appreciation to the tough-to-buy-for dad all year round, and especially on Father’s Day!- FOOD-THEMED HILARITY: A mouthwatering and laugh-out-loud funny story of culinary catastrophe! This book is for fans of food-themed classics like Green Eggs and Ham, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.- ELEMENT OF CHAOS: Starting with something as relatable as pizza toppings, and culminating in the destruction of the universe, the escalating silliness is literally out of this world. For anyone who loves books that celebrate the absurd and chaotic, like Dragons Love Tacos or Llama Destroys the World.- TIMELESS QUALITY: A classic family-bonding moment–making pizza–leads to memorable father-son adventure, with a heartwarming and satisfying ending ensuring countless rereads.- PIZZA: Universal and delicious. Perfect for: - Anyone who likes pizza- Anyone looking for Father’s Day gifts- Fathers looking for a lighthearted book to share with their kids- Fans of the absurd, chaotic, and hilarious- Foodies and their children- Anyone looking for wholesome family stories about family bonding- Fans of Dragons Love Tacos and Llama Destroys the World

A Pizza with Everything on It

Curious George and the Pizza

Franklin W. Dixon

The action-adventure TV show Pumped-Up Power Patrol is having a contest for the most creative pizza. The winners get to appear on the program as extras. Frank, Joe, and Chet decide to pool their efforts to come up with the best recipe. They finally agree on one that Chet concocts in his dreams. So elaborate is the recipe that when it’s stolen, none of them can remember the ingredients….

The Pumped-Up Pizza Problem

Luke Flowers

Moby heads to the pizza shop, where he will ninja kick and chop!In this Level 1 reader series, Moby Shinobi is a very helpful ninja! In this book, Moby Shinobi is making pizza at Papa Peppy’s Pizza Shop. Moby tries to toss dough, slice pies, and serve hungry customers, but each attempt to help out just ends in a funny mess. Moby wants to help Papa Peppy, but what if his ninja skills aren’t right for the job? When the key to Papa Peppy’s secret sauce is lost, it’s Moby’s time to shine! Rhyming text and bright, full-color artwork make this the perfect book for young readers!

Ninja in the Kitchen

The Boxcar Children are helping at a pizzeria, but it seems that someone is trying to shut it down. Can they find out who is causing trouble? Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner’s story of the same name, this early reader allows children to start reading by themselves with a Boxcar Children classic.

The Pizza Mystery

Jon Burgerman

When a slice of pizza realizes it is about to get gobbled up, it quickly offers a few suggestions on what you can eat instead.

How to Eat Pizza

Erik Craddock

Ninjas have opened a new pizzeria in Happy Glades, and they’re out to kill the competition–literally. Will Stone Rabbit’s kickin’ karate skills be enough to save his favorite local pizza shop? Or will he be sliced up into toppings and delivered in 20 minutes or less? Ninja Slice is the fifth book in a series of riotous, rip-roaring full-color graphic novels that chronicles the zany adventures of a quick-tempered and quick-witted young rabbit. The fast pace and outrageously high visual content will appeal to thrill-seeking young readers everywhere!

Ninja Slice

April Jones Prince

Michelle Berg

It’s a busy day on the construction site, and these industrious mice are up to something big! But what are they working on? Bold, colorful illustrations and recognizable vehicles with moving parts add to the fun, with hidden clues for the careful observer. Is that red paint . . . or red sauce? Children will delight in guessing their way to the end, when the final spread reveals a carefully constructed surprise. It’s favorite vehicles meet lunchtime in this novelty board book with interactive mechanisms.

Dig In!

James Dean

Kimberly Dean

A groovy New York Times bestseller! From the bestselling Pete the Cat series, it’s a groovy pizza party that you don’t want to miss! It’s a party, a party, a perfect pizza party! That’s what Pete thinks as he piles the pie high with his favorite topping—pepperoni. But then his friends come over and add their own toppings to the pizza. Will Pete’s perfect pizza be ruined? There’s only one way to find out! In this hardcover picture book full of fun alliteration and tasty foods by New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Kimberly and James Dean, Pete and the gang learn that the best kind of pizza is one you share with your friends.

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