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.

Author: William Steig
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 09/05/1998
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 9.10h x 8.30w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780062051578
62th Edition
Audience: Ages 4-8

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


Award: 1999 Bookseller's Choice Winner - Picture Book
Award: 2001 Buckeye Children's Book Award Nominee - Grades K-2
Award: 2000 North Carolina Children's Book Award Nominee - Picture Book
Award: 2000 Red Clover Award Nominee - Picture Book


Review Citation(s):
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

About the Author
Steig, William: - William Steig's drawings appeared regularly in The New Yorker since 1930. He also wrote and illustrated books for children, most recently his memoir, When Everybody Wore a Hat. His other books include Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, winner of the Caldecott Medal; The Amazing Bone, a Caldecott Honor Book; and Abel's Island and Doctor De Soto, both Newbery Honor Books; Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa; Pete's A Pizza; and Zeke Pippin.Steig, William: - William Steig's drawings appeared regularly in The New Yorker since 1930. He also wrote and illustrated books for children, most recently his memoir, When Everybody Wore a Hat. His other books include Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, winner of the Caldecott Medal; The Amazing Bone, a Caldecott Honor Book; and Abel's Island and Doctor De Soto, both Newbery Honor Books; Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa; Pete's A Pizza; and Zeke Pippin.