A Pizza with Everything On It

by Kyle Scheele, Andy J. Miller (Illustrator)

Chronicle has bought A Pizza with Everything On It, a picture book written by Kyle Scheele and illustrated by Andy J. Miller. The story follows a boy and his father who try to make a pizza, accidentally destroy the universe, and try to rebuild it… out of pizza. Publication is slated for spring 2021.

Genres: Picture Books, Food, Childrens, Humor, Storytime, Fiction, Family

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2021

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

IF YOU ARE GREEDY YOU WILL CREATE A PIZZA BLACK HOLE! Then we will all be without pizza! Please remember this...very important! I don't want you to have to answer for this! A fun book that is sure to make you smile! Sometimes it is great to let a book just take you to 'sillyville' and stay there for a much needed mental vacation.

[Miranda Reads · Rating 2 out of 5]

"When your dad owns a pizza shop, you can have whatever kind of pizza you want."

Our main character is pretty psyched about having whatever he wants on a pizza. But then one day, his dad asks a pivotal question. A question that will change the course of everything on earth.

So when Dad asked what I was hungry for, I said, "Give me a pizza with EVERYTHING on it."
Dad said, "Everything?"
I said, "EVERYTHING."

The pizza starts off normal enough - homemade dough, sauce, grated cheese - but then they begin to add the 'everything' to the pizza.

Dad ran across the street and came back with his arms full of groceries. Pickles. Ice cream cone. Boiled eggs. Apple. Bag of Chips. An entire turkey.

But that wasn't enough. Our main character said 'everything' and he meant 'EVERYTHING' - and soon the pizza became weighed down with increasingly crazy toppings. Unfathomable toppings. How far will this father go to please his son?? The universe? A black hole?

Overall, I can see how this would be a fun book...but it went from quirky to kind of icky and too weird for me right when we transitioned from gross-stuff-on-the-pizza to alternate universes.

Aka, if your little one is a fan of the absurd humor, then I think this would work well however, it just went too far little left-field for me. I'm just not into the pizza-verse.

[Erelah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I mean as far as pizza picture books go, this one has everything you need

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

Scheele takes what could be a dull trope (a common phrase taken LITERALLY! To hilarious extremes that aren't really extremes!) and pushes it beyond what any sane picture book writer would do and it's, well...PERFECT (if not a bit frightening in its implications--are dad and kid the ONLY survivors of the previous non-pizza universe? Good thing they're up for an adventure!)

[Kat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderfully Quirky

The author is a Tik Tok creator I really enjoy for his out of the box ideas (he built a centaur on a bicycle built for 2). This book is the same idea for kids. It explores what “everything” actually means.... my only criticism would be the text is printed too small to hold the book away from you while reading to a class, luckily I purchased it on kindle and the text zoom feature does work and helps a lot. I’m looking forward to more book by him!

[kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

too weird for my taste

[Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Give me a pizza with EVERYTHING on it."

A kid wants his dad to give him a pizza with everything on it, and when he says everything, he means everything. All the usual cheeses and toppings, of course, but pickles, too, and even an entire turkey. The two continue you on to add a doghouse and a treehouse and even the White House...on and on, until something goes wrong.

I like books that surprise me and take me places I didn't expect, and that's exactly what A Pizza with Everything did.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay this was hilarious. But leaves me with so many questions - only one of them “but how did dad get his hands on a particle accelerator?”

I’m slightly disturbed by the fact that dad and son accidentally create an entirely new pizza universe, and potentially eliminated the universe they originally came from?

Either way, hilarious to read aloud.

[Amanda Brooke · Rating 4 out of 5]

This year the students chose Llama destroys the world as their Washington State Children's Choice (picture book award). I wonder what they would think of this book? I am sure they would love it and get a "crack" out of it. Har dee har har. For those of you who think pineapple or candy corn do not belong on pizza - this book will stretch your imagination. TW: you will want pizza.

[Adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a freaking gem. I loved this book because of how absurd it is. I'm sure kids will enjoy it too.

[kristin · Rating 5 out of 5]

An educational history on how the pizzaverse was formed. 🍕🌌

[Karrthick]

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[Serenity · Rating 4 out of 5]

*I received a free review copy of this book from the publisher*

This is a cute book and I really liked the illustrations. I found it to be silly but clever and I think it will make a good read aloud. I can also see some fun art extensions.

Be sure to peek at the end papers and the undies.

[Sirah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Looking for a pizza with everything? And we do mean EVERYTHING here. This quirky little book has just the right elements of silliness and randomness. It's an excellent father son book with just the right illustrations to match.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun book to read with the kids! Great humor and pictures! My daughter wants to read this every night!

[The Blossoming Bibliophiles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Since his dad owns a pizza shop, this boy wants to try a pizza with everything on it including an ice cream cone, a rolling pin, a bicycle and even a real house! What could go wrong?! Follow them on their pizza adventures as they venture into the pizza galaxy!

This is such a fun story and is a perfect read for any pizza loving kiddos out there!

The publisher shared this book with me in exchange for my honest review.

[Lisa D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!

[Kaileychan88 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the book (off the authors tik tok) and will be looking forward to gifting it to one of my family friends kids! I thought the story was quite captivating but simplistic with the basic foundation of repetition that helps build younger kids reading skills! All in all sure to be a classroom and child favorite!

[Amy Oberts · Rating 1 out of 5]

I am unaware of who recommended this book be added to our library's collection. In a nutshell, "I don't get it."

The only reason I would steer someone toward this title would be its "science fiction"-like genre. (You'd be surprised how many students are assigned that task, as well as the lack of picture books that generally meet the criteria.)

Publication Date: 2021
Format: Picture book

[Emily Masters · Rating 4 out of 5]

This beautifully and colorfully sketched picture book about a dad joke gone wrong will have little ones giggling and debating what THEY could put on a pizza.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A super silly book about pizza ... and quantum physics?

[Andy · Rating 5 out of 5]

what a ride. perfect picture book, no notes. read with outlandish Italian accent

[Kathleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Pizza With Everything on It gets outrageous quickly. When your dad owns a pizza shop you can have any type of pizza. The boy wants EVERYTHING! This include apples, chips, eggs, ice cream cones, pencils, paper, a house, a dog house, the Whitehouse, a particle accelerator, penguins. Then something terrible happens. A pizza black hole opens. How will they ever get out?

​This story is fun, outrageous, and unexpected. The abstract concept of pretending to put random objects on pizza was to much for younger readers.

Learn how the father and son escaped the pizza black home on The Book Banana by Kathleen the Bookworm and on Kathleen the Bookworm's Instagram.

[Krease Gansen]

Dad owns a pizza shop. When dad asked what he was hungry for. He said a pizza with everything on it. Dad questioned everything? Yes. Dad tossed the dough, and I stirred the sauce. Next was the cheese. Then the basics even mushrooms. Perfect, not yet still ingredients were missing. Groceries were added with an entire turkey. Not everything yet. A rolling pin, hat, blender, tables and chairs, bookbag contents. Dad said we’re going to have to make it outside. Then a bike, tree, a real house and the white house were added to the pizza. The crust could not bear and it was going to be bad. With a pop and crunch, the pizza collapsed. A black hole formed. The universe exploded as the pizza galaxy folded into the solar system. Going over pizza earth back to the pizza shop. We shared the perfect slice of pizza.

[Meredith · Rating 2 out of 5]

A boy wants a pizza with everything— not just pizza toppings but literally everything.

A boy and his father make a pizza. The boy wants everything on it. This quickly escalates from actual pizza toppings to kitchen equipment to physical structures and people, which turns the pizza into a black hole that swallows earth. Luckily, there is a pizza Big Bang almost immediately, and the world is more or less returned to normal.

This is a comical story that warns against about taking things to extremes. It has similarities to Llama Destroys the World.

[Lynsaroo · Rating 5 out of 5]

A mustached man owns a 🍕pizza parlor and his imaginative son requests "a pizza with everything on it". After preparing a simple yet delicious looking 🧀 pie together, the boy wants MORE. When he says everything he means Everything!

🚽🍗🌵👓🦔📱🏀🥔🌂🥒
📕🔨🚗🌭⏰🛁🍍🪑🪱🫖

His dad willingly plays along. Well over capacity, the enormous crust is engulfed into a pizza 🕳️ black hole. After a big bang and explosion of pizza toppings the universe as they know it has been pizza-zazed!

My son likes to take this one to bed and read it independently before he falls asleep. It's a super fun and silly🐧story of father and son brewing up a ridiculous 🌀 adventure together. And honestly, it makes me a little hungry. Don't miss the awesome hidden cover!

[Mathew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Father and son have a penchant for pizza in all its shapes and sizes. When both make their way to dad's pizza shop, the young boy claims that he wants to create a pizza with everything on it. At first, we're talking different types of food toppings but soon we're talking toilets, basketballs, penguins and even colossal statues...the pizza grows so big that it creates a black hole and alternate world where everything is pizza!

Dad and son are a perfect match absolutely glorifying in this new chaotically cheesy world they have created. Relish* in the meta of a new pizza world where houses are made from mushrooms and swimming pools are cheesy. Glorious nonsense.

*sorry!

[Kendra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book with my kids for PI Day. If you don't know what PI Day is it's March 14th or 3.14. We usually have pot pie and some pie for the day for a meal. So of course we did that again. Sometimes we have a pizza pie. So when I saw this book, I knew that we needed to check out this book to read for PI Day. The illustrations in this book are so colorful and really grab the readers attention to the story. The story-line is cute and really funny. There is not every day that you add bicycles to your pizza. This is a cute book that will leave your kids giggling. I recommend checking this unique book out.

[Kalynne]

Date: 02.10.25
Attendees: 46
Theme: Pizza
Introduction and announcements: Well Hello Everybody

Book one: The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza by Philemon Sturges

Song/rhyme/game one: Baking Pizza (Shortin’ Bread) with Scarves

Book two: Secret Pizza Party by Adam Rubin

Song/rhyme/game two: Walk and You Walk and You Walk and You Stop by Rainbow Songs

Book three: A Pizza with Everything On It by Kyle Scheele

Song/ rhyme/ game three: There Was a Pizza (There Was a Hole)

Activity: https://storytimekatie.com/wp-content...

[Jason McKinney · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a charming story of a father and his son on a wild pizza-inspired adventure that nearly destroys the universe. I loved the sweet, earnest relationship between the father and son, the plot is just kooky enough without going over the top, and the drawings avoid the temptation of being overly twee and instead are just flat out sweet and charming. Oh, and I loved the wheelbarrow full of penguins and the particle accelerator.