More Than a Pizza Party: A Picture Book About Kindness and a Class Food Drive
Tiffany learns that the best rewards don't come from prizes. They come from giving.
When Mr. Clarke announces the class Food Drive Challenge, Tiffany's whole third-grade class is chanting for pizza. Fill the box, win the party. At home, Tiffany reaches for the lima beans and split pea soup, the food she doesn't like. A quiet talk with her mom changes how she sees the box in the corner, and the classmate who needs it most.
More Than a Pizza Party is a gentle story about kindness, empathy, and what it really means to help others. Children see that a food drive isn't about winning. It's about neighbors, and about giving what you'd be glad to receive.
- Picture book, paperback, 31 pages
- Ages 5–9 · Grades 1–3
- Written by Margaretrose Cox, Tallahassee, Florida
A natural fit for
- Classroom read-alouds during fall food drives and the holiday giving season
- Social-emotional learning (SEL) lessons on empathy, compassion and community
- Libraries, food banks, scout troops and service-learning programs
- Families talking with kids about generosity at home
Want a single copy? Buy More Than a Pizza Party on Amazon (paperback, $14.99).
Margaretrose Cox is a college-readiness and mindset coach and Certified DISC/EQ Trainer with MCM Consulting in Tallahassee. Read her free parent guides.