Pete's a Pizza: A Playful Story About a Father and Son's Silly Game of Kneading a Boy into Dough

We borrowed this book from our local library when P was our letter of the week. We loved it so much, we ordered it off Amazon to have our own copy. It is childhood, magic, giggles, and delightful memories in one book. Seriously. Prepare to make your child into a pizza at bedtime, anytime pizza is consumed in your house, or generally anytime anyone needs a good laugh.

My grandkids are obsessed with this book! Especially the 3 to 8 year olds!! New favorite! Highly recommend!

My son LOVED this book, just bought it for a relative’s toddler. It describes how Pete’s parent pretends he is a pizza. So a ritual begins- and little boys love it.

This is often the first book I read to my upper elementary student children. Many have not been read to or for some other reason do not know the JOY and FUN of a good book.We act this one out. From getting their muscles "kneaded" and arms "stretched" like dough. I get their permission first. Sigh... that is the decade we are living in.We "shake" flour (really a salt shaker.) And sprinkle oil (in a firmly sealed vial.)We whirl and twirl a stuffed animal in the air. Next the checkers (pepperoni)Then the children "cook" in the oven. (actually under a desk.)This is one book the children ask for and moan when I tell them it is at my other school.It makes believers of them that books are exciting.An added note: this is a book that is asked for by my students over and over. They truly find this book fun and exciting.Scholastic has a DVD based on the book which is a clever animation of the book. You can find this on Amazon also.

I read this to my daughter when she was younger as I was pretending to make a pizza out of her. She giggled and laughed as I rolled her around and sprinkled paper pepperoni circles on her. She now reads it to her babysitting kids and they love it. I bought this copy for my friends grandchild. I am sure they will enjoy it too.

Saw Jennifer garner read this book to her dog. Got it for my kids and they r in love with it!!! We read it over n over again!

My son loved this book so much and laughs every time we read about how Pete gets turned into the perfect pizza by his dad. The book came in perfect condition and was a great gift for my 4 year old.

Not really sure how this idea turned into a book. Story, pictures.... all are terrible.

William Steig is one of my favourite children's book authors and this is one of my favourites that he has written. It has a unique effect on family relationships that goes beyond just reading a book. I have gifted this book to my favourite nieces (I have no nephews who are parents yet!) to read to their children. One parent reads the book and the other parent does to their baby what the character Pete's parents do to him in the book. Pete's parents pretend Pete is a pizza and they knead the dough (interpret as massaging Pete) and scatter bits of things over him to replicate grated cheese and other pizza toppings. This also works as a way of making a child enjoy bathtime. I think any book that motivates cuddles and affection shown to children in a fun way is wonderful and goes miles to build confidence in children. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. I would also recommend all of William Steig's other books.

This is such a unique little story, and my daughter loves it. It's a lot of fun to read with her and she usually wants to be made into a pizza after too.

My 3 yr old just loves this book. It's so simple yet so amusing to him.

Aus seinem Kind einen Teig machen - die Idee ist nicht neu, aber toll in Bilder umgesetzt, ganz klar und strukturiert. Ich benutze es für den Unterricht mit schwerbehinderten Kindern, dafür ist es toll!

雨の日の遊びに困ったらコレ！子どもをピザにしちゃいましょう。子どもは大喜びでピザになり、体で体験するのでピザの作り方も英語で言えちゃうようになるかも。大人は少々体力が要りますが、かわいい子の事を思えばこそ。最後はギューッと抱きしめてあげましょ！3歳の娘も大好きな一冊です。