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Pete's A Pizza Board Book

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It's a rainy day and Pete is in a sour mood. His dad decides to cheer him up by making him into a pizza. He puts him on a table, kneads him, tosses him in the air, and puts toppings on. The game continues with laughs all around until the sun finally comes out and Pete can go out and play. The book is not at all scary. It's a great make-believe book. It has about 300 words.

My favorite children's book- oh yeah, my kids like it too. i keep one under my pillow for times when i need a smile!

We have played a game like this at our house where we make pizza out of our son and daughter. They have always enjoyed it. They loved reading this book and seeing how someone else can make a pizza out of a kid.

The pictures are very cute. The writing is easy to read.

Enjoy.

We have played a game like this at our house where we make pizza out of our son and daughter. They have always enjoyed it. They loved reading this book and seeing how someone else can make a pizza out of a kid.

The pictures are very cute. The writing is easy to read.

Enjoy.

My daughters enjoy reading this book, because it shows Pete and his parents having fun on a rainy day. Pete gets made into a pizza, with all the trimmings. Kids will giggle at the thought of Pete being covered in tomato sauce, cheese and pepperoni!

A fun read, with lovely drawings, and lots of color. A five star book for your child.

This is a great, great kid's book. When my kids were toddlers, my husband and I used to "pancake" them--pretend to pour them out of a ladle, smooth them out on a griddle, flip them, then "pour syrup" over them and nibble on them. They thought this was absolutely hilarious and would get breathless with laughter. William Steig explores the same idea in this wonderful book, but has the father turning the son into a pizza instead. The father/son interaction--especially because both are so serious at playing this game--is both hilarious and touching. By the time the game is done, the sun has come out and Pete can go out and play with his friends after all--while carrying the happy memory of being "pizza-ed" by his dad.

On a rainy day, Pete starts to pout because he can't play ball with his friends. So, his parents make him into a pizza. A great book filled with William Steig's wonderful illustrations. Parents are sure to enjoy playing this game with their own children.

We have hundreds of childrens books, i am an addict and my kids are too. I love this book i have read it many many times to my youngest and we have acted it out on occasion. I highly recommend it.

When he published this in 1998, William Steig was over ninety. He is still the master of children's books. Pete's a Pizza does just what all of Steig's beautiful books do. It presents a moral (without being didactic) that emphasizes the joys of life. It also portrays Steig's original artwork. Pete's a Pizza has a simple story. Pete is in a bad mood. His loving parents decide to cheer him up by pretending he's a pizza. Children will love the comical story and the colorful pictures, and hopefully, readers will someday experience Steig's other marvelous books like Dominic, Abel's Island, The Real Thief, etc.

This book is an easy read with expressive pictures. Pete's father plays a game with him to cheer him up and his mother soon joins in. It is a sweet family moment, where the family uses lots of imagination. At first, I didn't see the charm in this book. But my three year old twins liked it. They started requesting it more and more often. And I enjoyed reading it each time. It is a "feel good" book. (And, for me, the price of the book is worth just hearing my toddlers say "Pete's a Pizza!") Since my children are so delighted with Pete being made into a pizza, and then seeing the "pizza" run away, I think I will have to try making them into a pizza soon.