Greg Pizzoli

Bursting with color and fun facts, this delightful history of pizza takes readers through time and around the globe to serve up the real story of the world's favorite food. From Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli comes a hilarious and mouth-watering history of pizza. Do YOU like PIZZA? Because right now, somewhere in the world, someone is eating it. Did you know that in the United States we eat 350 slices of pizza every second? Or that in Sweden...

After swallowing a watermelon seed, a crocodile imagines a scary outcome.

Earl, a messy bird, and Worm, a quiet and tidy bookworm, overcome their differences by helping each other through their problems and adventures.

The Book Hog loves books and has a large collection, although he never learned to read.

"Baloney and friends continue their adventures that include creating a theme song, having a sleepover, using their imagination, and learning to appreciate the meaning of life"-- Provided by publisher.

Illustrations and easy-to-read text celebrate a friendship that recognizes what makes one person special and guarantees a closeness that will last through time and across distance.

"Baloney and friends continue their adventures, which include a birthday cake mishap, a tricky bargain, a painting surprise, and the discovery that the best moments are shared with friends"-- Provided by publisher.

"It is a very special day. It is Earl's birthday! Worm can't wait to celebrate. But -- uh oh -- it's snowing! Come along as Earl & Worm spend a snowy day together in three easy-to-read stories [...]" -- Back cover.

After swallowing a watermelon seed, a crocodile imagines a scary outcome, while Owl investigates the strange noises he hears as he settles in for bedtime.

In the early 1900s, Robert Miller, a.k.a. "Count Victor Lustig," moved to Paris hoping to be an artist. A "con" artist, that is. He used his ingenious scams on unsuspecting marks all over the world, from the Czech Republic, to Atlantic ocean liners, and across America. Tricky Vic pulled off his most daring con in 1925, when he managed to "sell" the Eiffel Tower to one of the city's most successful scrap metal dealers! Six weeks later, he tried to...