National Pizza Day is Wednesday, February 9. If you ever see our calendar in the children’s room, you know we like to highlight some different holidays. Come in on Wednesday, February 9 to see our display of pizza themed books, some scratch and sniff pizza bookmarks, and a paper craft to make your own pizza- while supplies last.
What kind of pizza is your favorite? Do you know there are some books about pizza? What about pizza jokes? Recipes?
Keep reading- any way you slice it, the Bridgewater Public Library is ready for pizza day!
Here are some top pizza picks from the Bridgewater Public Library.
Books
Pizza and pasta / Claudia Martin
From the long, thin strands of spaghetti and the fat ribbons of tagliatelle to the short, spiral-shaped pieces of fusilli, ravenous readers learn all about Italian cuisine. Later on, they will put their knowledge to use with the sample recipes included in this book. After learning about pasta, they'll explore the world of pizza: an Italian dish and a popular American comfort food. Equipped with new skills and ideas for the kitchen, readers will be able to prepare their favorite dishes in no time. Buon appetito.
Pizza and Taco/ Stephen Shaskan
Pizza and Taco are bored and decide to throw a party, but despite their careful planning, nothing seems to go right.
Karen's pizza party / Ann M. Martin
When Karen is selected as queen of Pizza Express, she begins to get too big for her britches, but her classmates forgive her when she throws them a huge pizza party.
Pete the cat and the perfect pizza party / Kimberly and James Dean
Pete the Cat wants to throw the perfect pizza party. Pete invites the gang over to share his awesome pepperoni pizza. But when no one else agrees with Pete's choice of toppings, they try adding their own. Will Pete's perfect pizza party be ruined? There's only one way to find out!
A pizza the size of the sun/ Jack Prelutsky
From the best-selling team of Jack Prelutsky and James Stevenson, here is another collection of wondrously rich, clever, funny, and delectable poems and black-and-white drawings destined to become favorites.
Rose Totino : pizza entrepreneur / Rebecca Felix.
Shares the life of the businesswoman, including her Italian upbringing, how she and her husband opened their first pizzeria, and why they decided to start selling frozen pizzas.
Stick Dog chases a pizza / by Tom Watson
Stick Dog and his friends won't be satisfied until they get some slices of pizza. But it won't be easy. There's a kitten to rescue, a plan to make, and the messiest game of catch they've ever played. Pizza is on the menu, but only if their mission succeeds.
Pizza Jokes
Why does the mushroom always get invited to pizza parties?
Because he’s such a fungi!
If pizza could talk, what would it say?
Probably lots of cheesy things.
Why did the pizza start his own business?
He wanted to make some dough.
What did the pepperoni say to the chef?
“You wanna pizza me?”
How do you fix a broken pizza?
With tomato paste.
Where do pepperonis go on vacation?
The Leaning Tower of Pizza.
Recipes
Taste of Home: Kid size pizza: this pizza uses refrigerator biscuits to create tiny pizzas
Pizza Moons: this recipe uses crescent rolls for an easy handheld treat.
English Muffin pizzas: always a classic!
