Most preschoolers love pizza. (And most of us adults, too!) Why not read about this favorite food? Here’s a supreme list of the best age-appropriate books about pizza, loaded with lots of opportunities for read aloud fun!
Pizza Books for Preschool
What’s on the menu? Books about making pizza…delivering pizza…eating pizza. Literacy sprinkled with fun! No matter how you slice it, your kids will love reading pizza books.
Books About Pizza for Preschoolers
Every Night is Pizza Night, by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
Little Pipo is a picky eater who loves to eat pizza. This hilarious book will get even your pickiest eaters to try something new.
The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza, by Philemon Sturges
A fresh twist on a classic tale, the Little Red Hen helps her friends make pizza.
Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party, by James and Kimberly Dean
What could be more fun than a pizza party with the one and only Pete the Cat?
Pizza Books for Preschoolers
Hi, Pizza Man! by Virginia Walter
Mom says she will open the door and say “Hi Pizza Man” when the pizza arrives. But Vivian wonders what Mom would say if the pizza was delivered by a woman, a cat, and many other characters.
Pete’s a Pizza, by William Steig
Pete is grumpy. He can’t go outside because it’s raining. So Dad decides that Pete needs to be made into a pizza. What follows is a fun game between father and son…or is it pizza maker and pizza?
Lorenzo the Pizza-Loving Lobster, by Claire Lordon
Lorenzo and his friend Kalina try to make Lorenzo’s new favorite food–pizza.
Little Nino’s Pizzeria, by Karen Barbour
Tony loves helping in his father Nino’s pizzeria. But when Nino moves to a big restaurant, he’s very busy. And there’s no place for Tony to help.
Pizza Picture Books
Pizza at Sally’s, by by Monica Wellington
Sally owns a pizzeria. She gathers tomatoes from the community garden, buys cheese from the shop next door, receives flour delivered on a big truck. Then she gets to work to make pizza.
Secret Pizza Party, by Adam Rubin
Raccoon loves pizza, but every time he tries to get a slice, he gets chased away with a broom. So he decides to throw a secret pizza party.
How to Eat Pizza, by Jon Burgerman
A pizza slice reacts when he discovers that someone wants to eat him.
Pizza Books for Kids
Pizza Day, by Melissa Iwai
Step-by-step, a pizza is made: gathering ingredients, rolling dough, spreading toppings.
Pizza, by Frank Asch
Baby Bear gets a taste of pizza. Then he begins to see it everywhere and wants nothing else.
Curious George and the Pizza Party, by H.A. Rey
George goes to a pizza party. When he gets there, he has an idea….
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