No Ordinary Pizza: A Story about Interconnection

This is no ordinary pizza! Join Elliot and his friends as they make a pizza unlike any they’ve tasted before, and then learn how they’re actually eating a meal with the whole planet! Elliot and his friends celebrate the last day of school, but this is not your average pizza party. His caregiver Carmen shows them how to slow down and mindfully eat the pizza they’ve made, and in doing so, taste a pizza like none they’ve ever had before. The kids are amazed to see how each and every ingredient connects them to the whole planet–a joyful web of farmers, bees, cows, and sunshine.

In this follow-up to the popular No Ordinary Apple: A Story About Eating Mindfully, children will encounter not only a yummy way to be calm and present, but a fun new way to cultivate compassion and gratitude for everyone and everything we are connected to–through the very food we eat!