9-14-09 Eliana with Stone Pizza by Susan K. Mitchell
Stone Pizza
By Susan K. Mitchell
Illustrated By McNevin Hayes
Picture Book Ages 3-9
ISBN: 9781891795268
This story is about a coyote and other hungry desert animals. Coyote wants stone pizza. When he says he wants stone pizza, the other animals peek out of their hiding places. First coyote says that he needs some flour. A raccoon offers flour to the coyote, in return for a slice of stone pizza. The coyote keeps asking for pizza ingredients and the animals continue to give him the ingredients if he promises to share his pizza. Once the stone pizza is ready to eat, the stubborn horn toad offers a cricket to put on the stone pizza. The coyote tells the horn toad to save it for his slice of stone pizza. When it is finished, all the animals eat the stone pizza. The illustrations by McNevin Hayes are fun and bright. My favorite part of the book is the end when Horn Toad says, “I bet we can use that stone to make Prickly Pear Pie.” Coyote says, “Let’s get cookin!” Stone Pizza a great book to teach teamwork, sharing, and friendship.
Review by Eliana, 9 years old, 4th grade
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