The Good-Pie Party

When Posy learns she must move away from her home and friends, she faces the challenge of saying goodbye. Her mother helps her process the news as they pack up their belongings. Posy and her two best friends come up with a creative way to make their last days together memorable. They decide to host a special gathering that allows them to celebrate their friendship through baking and sharing. The story centers on themes of friendship, change, and finding positive ways to handle difficult transitions. Through the characters' experiences, young readers can find comfort in seeing how others cope with moving and saying farewell to friends.

Readers describe this picture book as a heartwarming story about moving away and finding creative ways to say goodbye. Parents and teachers note it works well for children experiencing a friend's move or their own upcoming relocation. Readers highlighted: - The positive spin on a difficult situation - Realistic depiction of children's emotions - Illustrations showing diverse characters - Pie-making scenes that inspired family baking activities Common criticisms: - Story pacing feels rushed in places - Some found the resolution too simplified - Limited appeal beyond the specific moving situation Ratings: Goodreads: 3.9/5 (206 ratings) Amazon: 4.4/5 (15 reviews) One teacher wrote: "My students related to the main character's struggle and came up with their own goodbye party ideas." A parent noted: "The pie-making details added a fun, practical element to help process the emotions."

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🥧 Like her character Posy in the book, author Liz Garton Scanlon has moved several times in her life, giving her firsthand experience with saying goodbye to friends. 📚 The book cleverly uses pie-making as a metaphor for the sweetness of friendship and how sharing food can bring people together. 🏠 The illustrator, Kady MacDonald Denton, created warm, expressive watercolor illustrations that capture both the joy of friendship and the sadness of moving away. 🤝 The story was inspired by real-life "goodbye parties" where instead of focusing on sadness, people celebrate their time together. 🌟 The author teaches creative writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts and has written multiple award-winning children's books, including "All the World," which received a Caldecott Honor.