Pete's A Pizza by William Steig

Pete's A Pizza by William Steig
(Preschool - Grade 1)

We all have our grumpy days. Wrong-side-of-the-bed, rain-on-your-parade, let's-start-over kinds of days. In Pete's A Pizza, young Pete's ball game with his friends is ruined by a rainy day, and he is none too happy about the situation. Pete's father is intuitive and comes up with a creative way to cheer up his son. Kids and parents alike will relate to Pete's mood and delight in the funny solution. This older book's layout, text and illustrations are simple with an old-fashioned feel. Author William Steig (who also wrote Shrek!) based the tale on a game he used to play with his daughter. My son and I laughed throughout and immediately decided we needed a grumpy day solution of our own. Pete's A Pizza is a little gem of a book and is a must read for relieving cabin fever during the rainy season.

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Reviewed by Amanda L., Children's Staff