![]() ![]() Now, let’s find out more about Pizza Day from Melissa, who’s also sharing some personal and art process photos, as well as her recipe for Garden Pizza, which she included in the book.ĭid your family make homemade pizza when you were growing up? When did you first learn how to make your own pizza? Wait till you see the final spread of him eating - sheer bliss!! You can just feel his exuberance, energy, and anticipation as he kneels among the tall tomato plants, kneads and punches down the pizza dough, and intently watches the cooked sauce whiz in the blender. I love her cheery illustrations with their adorable touches (the boy’s determined tongue during preparation, and him peeking under the dishtowel and pot lid to wish the dough and sauce “Sweet Dreams” while they take a nap). There is time for work as well as play, and savoring what has been accomplished together - a kind of ‘secret ingredient’ that makes everything taste better. Once again, she focuses on a heartwarming relationship between parent and child. Just like in Soup Day, Melissa weaves in concepts like shapes, colors, and counting as part of the cooking process, reinforcing the importance of direct participation and pride in ownership. They will love seeing how one of their favorite foods is made, step by step, and where the ingredients come from. This book gives kids an interesting taste of garden to table eating. Soon, Mom is there to make a tossed salad before the family enjoys their mouthwatering meal al fresco. Then it’s back indoors to punch down and roll out the dough before assembling the pizza. Vegetables are chopped and added to the sauce, which is left to simmer on the stove while they enjoy playing together outside. While his mother is away at work, an eager young boy and his father pick fresh veggies and herbs from their garden to make a pizza from scratch.Īccompanied by an adorable puppy named Caesar, they gather juicy red tomatoes, basil sprigs, carrots, onions and a green pepper, all grown from seeds they planted in the Spring.įather and son wash the vegetables, then make the pizza dough, measuring and stirring ingredients, kneading the dough, then letting it rest and rise. Pizza Day is especially geared for hungry preschool munchkins, and is a tasty companion book to Melissa’s wildly popular Soup Day (Henry Holt, 2010). Brooklyn-based author/illustrator Melissa Iwai is here to tell us all about her brand new, freshly baked picture book, Pizza Day (Henry Holt, 2017), which officially hits shelves today. If you’re a pizza lover, you’ve come to the right place. Then you blow on it just a little before taking your first bite of savory goodness, pulling a long string of mozzarella and gobbling it up quickly so you get it all in your mouth. There’s just something about rolling your pizza cutter over the outer edge of crust and hearing that little ‘crack’ as you free that first hot slice. ![]() Just hearing the word ‘pizza’ you’re suddenly starving for peppers, mushrooms, onions, and olives (okay, pepperoni and sausage) enmeshed in a savory tomato sauce and ooey gooey melty cheese, happily resting atop a thin and crispy or thick and chewy crust. Few words elicit more mealtime cheers than: ![]()
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