Story Time: P is for Pie

by | Nov 18, 2025 | Blog, Kid's Corner, Story Time | 0 comments

Who needs rhythm sticks when you’ve got a house full of instruments? You and your child can grab paper towel tubes, empty tin cans, or even a pair of chopsticks and get ready to make some noise. Start by keeping the beat to old favorites like “If You’re Happy and You Know It,” “B-I-N-G-O,” or your favorite popular recording. Then, after you’ve read a fun book about pie, dive into some of the following activities. And of course, no pie celebration is complete without a tasty treat at the end!

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Ages 3-5

Sing, Talk, Read, Write, Play

Tip

The holidays are a good time to learn about gratitude with your child. As your child gives and receives gifts, you can talk about acts of kindness and the feelings and or emotions associated with giving and receiving a gift. – TenderHeartedTeacher.com

Activity

 Make a gratitude jar with your child. Decorate a jar or box, write down things that both of you are grateful for on small pieces of paper, and put them in the jar. Then, throughout the year, pull out a paper and talk about why you were grateful for that particular thing. You can also add more slips of paper to your jar as you both discover and experience new things!

Books Presented

Book cover for I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie by Alison Jackson

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie by Alison Jackson

Based on the classic song about the old woman who swallowed a fly, this retelling with a twist features an old lady attending a Thanksgiving dinner who swallows a pie, then a whole squash, all of the salad, and then an entire turkey. In the end, the old lady makes a surprising and humorous contribution to the holiday festivities.
Book cover for All for Pie, Pie for All by David Martin

All for Pie, Pie for All by David Martin

Grandma Cat bakes an apple pie that is heartily enjoyed by her family as well as the Mouse and Ant families that live nearby.
Book cover for Little Red Hot by Eric A. Kimmel

Little Red Hot by Eric A. Kimmel

When Little Red Hot’s grandmother falls ill, she makes her a hot pepper pie to help cure her cold. En route to her grandmother’s house, she encounters Señor Lobo and uses her spicy pie to get out of a tricky situation.
Book cover for Splat! by Jon Burgerman

Splat! by Jon Bergerman

Encourages the reader to predict what will happen and keep turning pages as a face is splattered with a pie, a sandwich, and more.

Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays

Let’s Make a Pie (with rhythm sticks)

Apple pie, peach pie, blueberry too,
Let’s make a pie especially for you!

First we roll out the dough till it’s nice and flat.
Roll, roll, roll, roll. (Roll sticks on floor.)

Now we chop up the fruit, just like that.
Chop, chop, chop, chop. (beat the sticks on the floor)

Stir in the sugar & honey with me.
Stir, stir, stir, stir. (hold sticks together and stir in a circle)

Now march to the oven, 1, 2, 3.
March, march, march, march. (holding sticks vertical, hit the floor)

Put it in the oven and we wait,
and we wait, and we wait. (place sticks on floor, hold hands up)

Pie is done! Ding goes the bell!
Out of the oven, Mmmm love that smell.
(circle sticks in front of nose.)

Source: Miss Caitlin Music

Fly in the Pie

Little fly, little fly, are you in the ____ pie?

Source: Miss Mariah’s Library

Five Apple Pies in the Bakery Shop

Five apple pies in the bakery shop
Five apple pies with sugar on top
Along came a man with a penny in his hand
Click, clock, click, clock, click, clock, click, clock
He took one pie and away he ran.

Four apple pies in the bakery shop…..
Three apple pies in the bakery shop…
Two apple pies in the bakery shop…
One apple pies in the bakery shop…

But we’re not finished:
No apple pies in the bakery shop.
No apple pies with sugar on top.
Along came a man with a penny in his hand.
Click, clock, click, clock, click, clock, click, clock
He took one look… and away he ran!

Adapted from King County Library System

Blueberry Pie, Cream and Jam

Blueberry pie, cream and jam,
Let’s tap our sticks as nice* as we can!
*quick, slow, quiet, loud

Source Hushlander

Crafts and Activities

A coloring page with cute woodland animals surrounding a pie.

Pie Coloring Page

 

 

A slice of pumpkin pie made from a paper plate and tissue paper.

Pumpkin Pie Craft

Additional Books

Book cover for Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie by Jill Esbaum

Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie by Jill Esbaum

Discusses how pumpkins grow, the different varieties of pumpkins, and the many ways people use them.

Book cover for Nothing's Wrong!: A Hare, A Bear, and Some Pie to Share by John Jory

Nothing's Wrong!: A Hare, A Bear and Some Pie to Share by John Jory

When Anders the hare insists that nothing is wrong, Jeff the bear gets his friend to share what is bothering him by giving him space while still being supportive.
Book cover for Ugly Pie by Lisa Wheeler

Ugly Pie by Lisa Wheeler

After baking a scrumptious Ugly Pie, made from ingredients donated by his neighbors, Ol’ Bear invites everyone over for a slice. Includes pie recipe.
Book cover for You're the Pumpkin in My Pie by Laura Gehl

You're the Pumpkin in My Pie by Laura Gehl

From changing leaves to sweet treats and from Halloween to Thanksgiving, the sweet sayings in this board book show little ones how very loved they are!

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