Pizza Party!

by Grace Maccarone, Emily Arnold McCully (Illustrator)

A 1993 Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator and the author of Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox come together in a lively first-level reader about a jubilant party of kids making a pizza. Original.

Genres: Food, Childrens, Picture Books, Storytime, Fiction, Spanish Literature

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Grace Maccarone is an American children’s book editor and author, notably of Miss Lina’s Ballerinas, illustrated by Christine Davenier, and its sequel Miss Lina’s Ballerinas and the Prince. She has also worked as an editor at Scholastic, Wireless Generation, and currently Holiday House.

Reviews

[Emma Sedlak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eamon read more than half of this book on his own!

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A perfect choice for kids who don't like the "dumb" and "silly" stories written for young readers. I know one of my nephews will like this because it teaches him something (how to make a pizza).

[Jenna Paolazzi]

Summary of the book: Learning how to make a pizza has never been presented in a more simplistic way. Just follow the steps presented in this book and you are good to go.

Evaluation of the book: I feel that this is a great book for early readers. It contains very simple text, with 2 - 4 words per page. This book would be great kindergarten students who are just learning how to read because of the simplicity of the text.

Teaching idea: I would use this book to teach the concept of tracking print. I think that this would be a great book to pratice that, as there are very few words on the page itself. I would teach this in either a whole or small group setting, depending of the grade level and the students I am working with. I would allow my students to use pointers as they read through the text.

[Erica Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really thought this was a good book. It talks about a girl who has a pizza a party. They talk about the ingredients needed to make the pizza. I think this book would be a great book to introduce cooking to young children. It may push them to explore the kitchen which opens up the cooking adventure. Cooking is a great and fun way to teach math, reading, etc. So many cool and fun activities can be done using this book.

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the exact sort of book I am looking for while teaching my daughter to read. Many words repeat. The subject of making pizza with so many characters is appealing to her. The are many rhyming word or point out. The text is limited so as to not overwhelm her. The author even shares her name! How’s that for a personal appeal?! This is one of the better Level One readers we own.

[Shaquira DesDune · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a very simple book for early readers to read. I enjoyed this book as it demonstrates the steps it takes to make a pizza. This would be a great book to use in the classroom when teaching children about math concepts such as measuring.

[Ashley Wannenburg · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book "Pizza Party" written by Grace Maccarone was a book that I thought was really good for children that are early readers. The text is very simple with around 2-4 words per page. I think this book would be good for children who are just starting to learn how to read.

[Anna Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Four kids are making pizza to eat at a party. It's hard to tell how old they are, but at least one of them uses a knife. The story does show that making pizza requires extra time for some steps, so they do other things.

Illustrations are colorful, and there are short sentences.

[Mellanie C · Rating 4 out of 5]

This describes a group of kids and an adult making a pizza and eating it. Kids will enjoy it.

[Jennifer Parker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple sentences and rhyming. Not bad for beginner readers. It also talks about different actions, like rolling and poking for making the dough.

[Little Champs]

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[Jennifer · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is written in brief two-word sentences, but it contains words like "spread" that are for more advanced readers.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple text, shows making a pizza from scratch with a dad and a diverse group of kids.

[Hannah Edwards · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pizza Party by Grace Maccarone is a great book for children that are just learning to read. This specific book is designed for parents to read to children, children to read to their parents, and children to read to themselves. This book is a very cute and simple book that takes us from preparing the dough, cleaning up, waiting, eating, and saying goodbye at the pizza party. The pictures are well done and descriptive. This book also shows diversity within the children; the children are all not the same race and ethnicity. I think that is important because an underlying principle in the book was possibly to have diversity in friendships. Although diversity is not something a child worries about, it is being introduced in a great manner; every child should accept others no matter if they are different or not. I would recommend this book to the early readers from preschool to first grade; ages three to five.

[Connie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is written with several eight-word couplets, one or two for every two page spread.

The language is very simple, easy to sound out, and the story is a simple, short one as well.

Perfect for the "early reader" genre.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This early reader is a mixed bag--it has the requisite simple words and word families. The illustrations are nice, and feature multicultural children and adults. However, there isn't much to distinguish it, and it is dated. In addition, as an older title many of the copies have seen better days.

[Cassaundra]

Award: None

Reading Level: pre k-1st grade

Interest Level: Kindergarten

Classroom Connection: This is a great procedural book that gives the children step by step instructions on how to make a pizza. This would be great to read in class and then have the students make their own pizzas.

[Cara · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Pizza Party" is about a group of kids learning how to make a pizza and at the end they get to eat the pizza. After reading this story the students could make individual pizzas and have a pizza party of their own.

[Soldana Mohamud · Rating 3 out of 5]

the book is so good I like the book I like that book the bast I love pizza party

[Ana]

I learn new words to learn more things.also learn english that i can more know.

[Tricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Level 1 easy reader...describing how to make pizza. Fun for the pre-k/k set who understand the process and can tie the words to it.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

28 months - very basic for learning to read.

[Deborah Harris]

AR Quiz No. 155222 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: LG - BL: 0.5 - AR Pts: 0.5
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP, RV

[Rowan Lehikko · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy fun book, but too easy for me.

[Natalie Martinez · Rating 4 out of 5]

derramamos - we spill
alisamos - we smooth
amasamos - we knead
jalamos - we pull
lanzamos - we throw
estiramos - stretch
esparcimos - we scatter

[Beverly Kennett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Level F