Pete's father starts kneading the dough. Next, some oil is generously applied. (Its really water.) And then some tomatoes. (They're really checkers.) When the dough gets tickled, it laughs like crazy.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 09/05/1998
ISBN: 9780062051578
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 8.30w x 0.60d
Award: Buckeye Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Red Clover Award - Nominee
Award: Bookseller's Choice - Winner

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/06/1998 pg. 58
Booklist 10/01/1998 pg. 323
School Library Journal 11/01/1998 pg. 97
New York Times 11/15/1998 pg. 24
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/1999 pg. 785
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/1998 pg. 1390
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1998 pg. 44 - Superior,Well Above Average
ALA Notable Children's Books 01/01/1999 pg. 1302
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 01/01/1999 pg. 93
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/1998 pg. 27
Publishers Weekly Best Books 01/01/1998 pg. 50
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1999 pg. 44 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 31562 / Pete's a Pizza
Reading Level: 2.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5