Review of Humble Pie by Jennifer Donnelly

Humble Pie by Jennifer Donnelly

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


One of my favorite authors of young adult and adult literary fiction is Jennifer Donnelly. I recently discovered her picture book Humble Pie. This original story is a funny little medieval tale about a spoiled and selfish boy who nearly gets baked in a humble pie. The is a character transformation story with a strong beginning, middle, and end. The story moves along at a nice clip, and uses a lot of snappy language and various sentence structures. It's a great read aloud and has lots of teaching potential for elementary grades. This morality tale teaches a lesson in a rip-roaring way that will keeps kids giggling while reflecting on why the boy acts the way he does and why it is wrong.