Every March 14 people all over the world celebrate the mathematical constant Pi (π), since 3, 1 and 4 are the first three significant digits of π in decimal form. Though Pi Day honors math, this holiday’s name has us craving pie! Check out the list below of some of our favorite reads for all ages featuring the sweet treat.
The Good-Pie Party by Liz Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Macdonald Denton (Ages 4–8): Posy, Megan and Mae have always been the best of friends—but now Posy has to move away. Only their favorite activity can comfort the girls: baking pie! And when they realize they can host a good-pie party instead of a good-bye party, the sad situation becomes a sweet gathering for their entire community. The Good-Pie Party celebrates good friends, good memories, and the joy of the just-right good-byes.
Pie by Sarah Weeks (Ages 8–12): When Alice’s Aunt Polly passes away, she takes with her the secret to her world-famous pie-crust recipe. Or does she? In her will, Polly leaves the recipe to her extraordinarily surly cat Lardo . . . and then leaves Lardo in the care of Alice.
Suddenly Alice is thrust into the center of a piestorm, with everyone in town trying to be the next pie-contest winner ... including Alice’s mother and some of Alice’s friends. The whole community is going pie-crazy . . . and it’s up to Alice to discover the ingredients that really matter. Like family. And friendship. And enjoying what you do.
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick (Ages 12 and up): Steven has a totally normal life (well, almost). He plays drums in the All-City Jazz Band (whose members call him the Peasant), has a crush on the hottest girl in school (who doesn’t even know he’s alive), and is constantly annoyed by his younger brother, Jeffrey (who is cuter than cute, which is also pretty annoying). But when Jeffrey gets sick, Steven’s world is turned upside down, and he is forced to deal with his brother's illness, his parents’ attempts to keep the family in one piece, his homework, the band, girls, and Dangerous Pie (yes, you’ll have to read the book to find out what that is!).
