Enemy Pie (Reading Rainbow)
From Reading Rainbow · 2002
28 minK1st2nd3rdReading & Writing (ELA)Social-Emotional Learning
Summary
Derek Munson's picture book follows a boy who asks his dad for help getting rid of his enemy using a mysterious "enemy pie" — only to discover that spending the day with his enemy turns him into a best friend.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A boy tries to use "enemy pie" to get rid of his enemy — and ends up making a friend.
- Why does the boy consider Jeremy his enemy at the beginning of the story?
- What does the dad's "secret ingredient" for enemy pie turn out to be?
- Have you ever decided someone was your enemy before getting to know them? What happened?
- What could you do to turn a difficult relationship into a friendship?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: enemy, friendship, assumption, perspective, empathy.
Try it: Write two sentences from the boy's perspective about Jeremy — one at the beginning of the story and one at the end. How do they change?