Pizza!
A Slice of History

Name: Pizza!
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Greg Pizzoli
ISBN: 9798217080663

Author: Greg Pizzoli

Narrator: Johnathan McClain, Cassandra Morris

Unabridged: 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 02/18/2025

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, History, Humor

Synopsis

From Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli comes a hilarious and mouth-watering history of pizza.

Do YOU like PIZZA? Because right now, somewhere in the world, someone is eating it. Did you know that in the United States we eat 350 slices of pizza every second? Or that in Sweden they serve pizza with bananas and peanuts? All over the world, people love pizza—but where did it come from? And who made the first pizza?

Join award-winning author and illustrator Greg Pizzoli as he travels through time and around the globe to discover the mouth-watering history of pizza. Bursting with color, flavor, fun facts, and a family-friendly English muffin pizza recipe, Pizza!: A Slice of History reveals the delicious story of the world's best food.

About The Author

Greg Pizzoli is the creator of the Baloney and Friends series as well as a three-time Theodor Seuss Geisel Award recipient for The Watermelon Seed (Medal winner), The Book Hog (Honor book), and Good Night Owl (Honor book). He is also the author-illustrator of the New York Times Best Illustrated Book The Impossible True Story of Tricky Vic: The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower. He lives in Philadelphia, where he eats a lot of pizza.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Matal “The Mischling Princess” on December 08, 2022

It’s truly amazing the things that adults can learn from children’s picture books. After reading Greg Pizzoli’s PIZZA!: A SLICE OF HISTORY, I discovered that Hawaiian Pizza was actually created in Canada. Who’da thunk? This PB was adorable. I don’t think I’ve ever met anybody who didn’t like pizza, a......more

Goodreads review by Cris on April 27, 2023

Pizza!: A Slice of History I thought I knew everything about pizza, but I learned so much! I know I’m picky about my food but I don’t think I want to try the pizzas from other countries.......more

Goodreads review by Maeve on August 24, 2022

I love pizza......more

Goodreads review by Binxie on August 18, 2022

This book is so much fun! the limited colors of the illustrations give it an old time feel. And, the history of pizza is fascinating. This is sure to be a hit with mystery readers in the coming year.......more

Goodreads review by dawn on August 30, 2024

iconic from start to finish.......more

Quotes

“Budding cooks, dedicated eaters, and culinary historians will relish the presentation. A tasty overview of a popular dish.” –Kirkus Reviews

“Geisel Award Winner Pizzoli serves up fun in this high-interest helping for early readers.” –Booklist

“Pizzoli’s four-color print illustrations—in Italian-themed red, white, and green, complemented with swaths of doughy yellow—sport the wry humor his fans have come to recognize.” –The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“Readers learn from the neon-bright pages of Pizza! A Slice of History, a picture book by Greg Pizzoli, who, given his name, might have been born with an appetite for the subject. Light and chatty, with blocky illustrations in four culinary colors, the book takes readers ages 3-8 through the origins and attributes of a beloved foodstuff.” –Wall Street Journal

“Celebrating pizza as both common ground and a delicious emblem of individuality, Pizzoli’s enthusiasm proves as bubbly as piping-hot mozzarella.” –Publishers Weekly