It's Pizza Month!

Did you know that October is National Pizza Month?  As if you needed another reason to have pizza- why not have one to celebrate?  Grab a couple of books to read while you wait for your pizza to cook!  You can place holds online with your SAILS library card and pick them up at the library.  Search the catalog and find some great new books.
 
Here are a couple of pizza themed children's books.
 
 
pizza pete cover
 
 
 
 
 
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!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
boxcar kids pizza
 
The pizza mystery / Gertrude Chandler Warner
 
The Aldens are having a delicious time helping out at a pizza parlor! They toss dough in the kitchen and even invent a new kind of pizza. But when a blackout and other problems hurt business, they begin to wonder if someone is trying to shut down the pizzeria. It's piping hot mystery for the Boxcar Children!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Pizza at Sally's / Monica Wellington.
 
With vegetables from her own garden and other fresh ingredients, Sally mixes and bakes hot and bubbly pizzas for her customers to take home or eat in her pizzeria.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Do you like to make your own pizza or want to learn how to make it at home?  Here's a couple of good websites for recipes and videos.
 
 
How to Make Pizza with Kids
 
 
Making pizza with kids is easy! Yes, it's also messy and it won't ever go perfectly as planned (you should see the outtakes from this post's photo shoot), but the rewards are way worth the effort and extra clean-up. Here are some basic tips and an easy-to-follow recipe for creating delicious homemade pizza memories with your kids (and the rest of the family, too).
 
 
Kid Size Pizza Recipe
 
 
Some simple ingredients to prepare individual pizzas.
 
 
Healthy Homemade Pizza
 

Give Friday pizza night a healthy makeover with our recipe for whole wheat dough, simply-seasoned sauce, and loads of fresh toppings you can customize for your picky eaters. Our tips and tricks teach you how to be a homemade pizza pro!

 
 
 
Finally, how about a little pizza trivia (see how many you can get right!)
 
 
 
 
 

What percentage of Americans who actually eat pizza eat it at least once per month?

 

  • Around 93%
     

What is the most popular pizza topping in the United States?
 

  • Pepperoni (that was an easy one)
     

What percentage of Americans eat pizza for breakfast?
 

  • Around 36%
     

A classic Hawaiian pizza features tomato sauce, cheese, ham, and pineapple.   Where was this style of pizza invented?
 

  • Canada
     

In which American city is the pizza museum located?
 

  • Philadelphia, PA