Pizza storytime

Pizza Pat by Rita Golden Gelman; illustrated by Will Terry.
New York: Random House, c1999.
A cumulative rhyme describes the choppy cheese, sloppy sausages, gloppy tomatoes, and floppy dough that are cooked into a pizza and enjoyed by dozens of mice.

Little Nino's pizzeria by Karen Barbour.
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1987.
Tony likes to help his father at their small family restaurant, but everything changes when Little Nino's Pizzeria becomes a fancier place.

A job for Wittilda by Caralyn and Mark Buehner.
New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, c1993.
When Wittilda the witch is forced to look for a job, she finds her broom-flying ability comes in handy in applying for a job delivering pizzas.

Curious George and the pizza edited by Margret Rey and Alan J. Shalleck.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985.
Curious George creates havoc in a pizza shop but redeems himself by making an unusual delivery.

How pizza came to Queens by Dayal Kaur Khalsa.
New York: C.N. Potter Publishers; Distributed by Crown, c1989.
An Italian visitor to Queens bemoans the unavailability of pizza until some thoughtful girls enable her to make some.

Pizza for breakfast written and illustrated by Maryann Kovalski.
New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1991.
Frank and Zelda learn the folly of making wishes when they ask for more customers at their pizza restaurant.

Pizza party by Grace Maccarone; illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully.
New York : Cartwheel Books, c1994.
A group of children have fun making a pizza.

Pete's a pizza by William Steig.
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1998.
When Pete feels miserable because rain makes it impossible to play ball outdoors, his father finds a fun indoor game to play with his son.

"Hi, pizza man!" by Virginia Walter; pictures by Ponder Goembel.
ANew York : Orchard Books, c1995.
While a young girl waits for the delivery of a hot pizza, she provides the appropriate animal sounds for a variety of pretend animal pizza deliverers.

Huggly's pizza by Tedd Arnold.
New York, NY: Scholastic Inc., c2000.
Huggly and his monster friends, Booter and Grubble, set out to find the yummy human food he has tried, pizza.

The Little Red Hen (makes a pizza) retold by Philemon Sturges; illustrated by Amy Walrod.
New York: Dutton Children's Books, c1999.
In this version of the traditional tale, the duck, the dog, and the cat refuse to help the Little Red Hen make a pizza but do get to participate when the time comes to eat it.

A PIZZA THE SIZE OF THE SUN

I'm making a pizza the size of the sun,
A pizza that's sure to weigh more than a ton,
A pizza too massive to pick up and toss,
A pizza resplendent with oceans of sauce.

I'm topping my pizza with mountains of cheese,
With acres of peppers, pimentos, and peas,
With mushrooms, tomatoes, and sausage galore,
With every last olive they had at the store.

My pizza is sure to be one of a kind,
My pizza will leave other pizzas behind,
My pizza will be a delectable treat
That all who love pizza are welcome to eat.

The oven is hot, I believe it will take
A year and a half for my pizza to bake.
I hardly can wait till my pizza is done
My wonderful pizza the size of the sun.
~Jack Prelutsky~

At four o'clock when I came home	clock
So ravenous from school,
I barely got inside
Before my mouth began to drool
I stormed the kitchen like a thief
Because I craved a treat.
I searched through all the cabinets
For something good to eat
I first consumed a vegetable	carrot
For health was on my mind
And then I chomped a piece of fruit	apple
Right through its bumpy rind.
Because the hunger didn't quit
I gnawed some homemade bread	loaf
I ate a cherry lollipop	lollipop
Which made my mouth all red
I then proceeded to digest
A giant piece of pie	pie
With dollops of whipped cream on top	whipped cream
So swirly, twirly high.
Then my mother gave to me
A sandwich of baloney	sandwich
I'd rather have a pizza pie	pizza
All topped with pepperoni!

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, pizza man	clap hands together
Make me a pizza as fast as you can	shake finger
Roll it	roll as if with rolling pin
Toss it	pretend to toss dough in the air
Sprinkle it with cheese	sprinkling motions
Put it in the oven	pushing motion with hands
And bake it fast, please!

PIZZA MAN, PIZZA MAN

Pizza man, pizza man, turn around
Pizza man, pizza man, touch the ground

Pizza man, pizza man, smell a rose
Pizza man, pizza man, touch your toes

Pizza man, pizza man, touch the sky
Pizza man, pizza man, wave goodbye

Pizza man, pizza man, turn around
Pizza man, pizza man, sit back down

Pizza man, pizza man, shake your head
Pizza man, pizza man, go to bed

PIZZA SONG
To the tune of "If you're happy and you know it"

If you want to eat some pizza
Raise your hand.
If you want to eat some pizza
Raise your hand.
If you like bubbly cheese,
Then just say, "Pizza please!"
If you want to eat some pizza,
Raise your hand.
~Jean Warren~

PIZZA

Piz-za, piz-za. Let's have pizza!
Let's have pizza with cheese on top!

Pizza, pizza. Let's have pizza!
(child's name) wants pizza with (whatever topping child wants) on top!

PIZZA SONG
To the tune of "Twinkle twinkle little star"

Pizza, pizza it's a treat.
Pizza, pizza is fun to eat!
Ooey-gooey cheese so yummy
Crunchy crust goes in my tummy.
Pizza, pizza it's a treat
Pizza, pizza is fun to eat!

Give each child a large circle of tan or brown construction paper. Let them glue on small red paper circles (pepperoni) scraps of yellow (cheese) green (bell peppers) white (mushrooms) and black (olives). If the circles are large enough, suggest that the children use them as placemats the next time they eat real pizza!

Making Friends has a Pizza paper craft in their preschool crafts section. Check it out!