Rubin’s conspiratorial tone makes readers active participants in Raccoon’s covert operation to secure a pizza without a sweeping disaster, ramping up their level of involvement and enjoyment. Image copyright Daniel Salmieri, text copyright Adam Rubin, courtesy of Penguin Random House.Īdam Rubin’s madcap read-a-loud about a pizza-obsessed raccoon and his quest for a broom-free night of pizza indulging will have kids laughing from Raccoon’s first wistful look to his final triumphant dash. Why should it be secret? Because secret is special- like an intricate secret handshake only you and one other person know, or a secret stair case that leads…who knows where, but somewhere amazing! Yum!” Maybe a pizza party will cheer Raccoon up-a secret pizza party. “Of course the best part about pizza is the gooey cheesiness, salty pepperoni-ness, sweet tomato-ness, and crispity, crunchity crust. Raccoon loves pizza so much that he thinks it should hang in art museums and that people should eat it in the bathtub. Maybe if he knew how to ask politely things would be different. But when he tries to paw one out of the can, he gets swept away with a broom.

He so wants a piece and would even be happy with the leftovers in the back alley trash. Raccoon, plastered against the Pizza Shop window, drools over cheesy slices others are eating inside. Secret Pizza Party Written by Adam Rubin | Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri Even this “basic” pizza can have pizzazz, though, if you fancy it up with multiple types of cheese and some delectable herbs and spices! So celebrate today by calling up your fav pizza place or making a pie of your own. Of course, today we celebrate that favorite of kids, the star of many a birthday party, and the perfect base to any pizza-the cheese pizza. It’s also one of the few foods that is so varied that you can have it made your way with your own favorite ingredients. It’s associated with parties, good times with friends, and relaxing weekends.

Pizza is one of those foods that just puts a smile on your face.

Secret pizza party