Book Reviews

Word Pizza by Cece Meng

When Momma spots a wishing star, she starts to ask for world peace—but a sneeze changes “peace” into “peace-AH-AH-AHchoo!” World PIZZA! Suddenly, yummy pies of every kind come drifting down from the sky. That’s not exactly what Momma hoped for . . . or is it?

 

I found this book at a bookstore and I love it to pieces.

 

This book not only proves that good food can bring people together, but it also proves that you can put just about anything on a pizza. Just like how pizzas can come with all sorts of different toppings and they are all delicious, people from all over the world have their differences and are still human.

 

I love pizza. I’ve been going to the same local pizza restaurant, Pizzamania, since before I was born. For the longest time, it was the only pizza I enjoyed eating. Now that I’m older, I’m not as picky, and I’ll eat at other pizza restaurants as long as the pizza has a thick crust and lots of cheese. I don’t like thin-crust pizza because it feels like I’m eating cardboard with cheese on top.

 

If you want to find out what real kids think about pizzas from around the world, click on the YouTube link below to be taken to the HiHo Kids video on the subject:

Kids Try ‘Pizza’ from Around the World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6kIqoVIOCY

 

As a bonus, here’s a Foxtrot comic that features the difficulties that come with liking extra cheese on your pizza.

 

 

This week’s Weird but True Fact about Pizza

NASA is developing a 3-D printer that it hopes will “print” edible pizzas.

Young Children