Audience: This book is from the Nebraska Golden Sower Awards list. It's great for children in kindergarten-3rd grade.Appeal: The book is very colorful, full of great pictures to help illustrate the story. Also, with the recipe at the end of the book, it adds another element to draw kids into the story. There's also a natural sing-songy feel to this book, which makes the story flow nicely.Application: I like this book as a aid to match image to everyday language such as "apple" with a page full of apples, or "slumped" with a picture of the bear slouching over the table. Also, using the recipe, it could be a good math lesson to make sure the pie turns out correctly. The story depicts manners that kids should use also, which makes great social skill lessons. Audience: The audience in this book is Primary elementary students. I would say anywhere from first through third grade students would love this book. Appeal: I think this book would best appeal to students from first through third grade because it is a very fun book. It involves adventure to different houses along with baking fun pies. I know they would love the recipe given at the end of the book to make an ugly pie. I could give them the recipe to take home to bake a pie with their parents. Application: Depending on the grade, I could use this book to go over measuring by using the recipe in the back of the book. I also could teach the kids that it is okay to ask for things when you don't have them, and it is great to share with those around you. The bear asked his neighbors for some ugly pie and in return they gave him different ingredients like raisins, apples, walnuts, etc. He then decided to make the pie and share it with all of his neighbors.Award List: Nebraska Golden Sower AwardCopyright: 2010
What do You think about Ugly Pie (2010)?
Nothin' I love more than Lisa Wheeler's word play, except maybe pie.
—mads1mama
Like the concept and the pictures more than the telling.
—ellis
fun, fun book complete with a recipe for... ugly pie.
—kathrax
Awesome book with Ugly Pie recipe in back.
—EmmiGirl
