Creative Writing Prompt Inspired By The Good-Pie Party
#thebigone and I are anxiously looking forward to our own pie party coming up this weekend. We pulled out another pie book to do a little reading & writing together. My mom, creator of our pie party, came across The Good-Pie Party at a local library pop-up at a holiday event last year. You pick a book or two from the selection the library brought with them, read them, and when you’re ready, you pass them on to someone else to enjoy. Needless to say, we haven’t been willing to part with this one yet!
[Side note: pop-up library?! SO fun right! Our world obviously needs more of these!]
READING THE GOOD-PIE PARTY
The Good-Pie Party, written by Liz Garton Scanlon, with illustrations by Katy Macdonald Denton, is a sweet story about friends who face the sadness of being separated due to a move. Posy & her friends plan a special pie eating party. Who wants to say ‘good bye’ when you can eat good pie instead?! The girls are illustrated in such a light, loose style, with gorgeous pastel washes of color that lend themselves well to a touching, sentimental tale.
THE GOOD-PIe PARTY INSPIRED WRITING
After reading The Good-Pie Party together, #thebigone and I started to wonder… If one of our best friends had to move away, what sort of special party would we throw for them? In pretty typical six year old boy fashion, his answer leaned towards video games, and rough-housing. Hey- gotta keep the kids happy, right?!
How would your child & their friends commemorate their time together if someone had to move? Use the printables I created to have them write their responses and illustrate how exciting their parties would be! If your little ones aren’t quite to the writing stage yet, have them dictate their ideas to you, and then they can draw the corresponding picture. (Scroll all the way down to grab your The Good-Pie Party printables!) This is a great way to reinforce understanding of what you’ve read together, as well as encourage some further thought on the topic.
So, let me know in the comments, or with a tag on social media- how are your kiddos and their buddies going to celebrate?
