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Pickles to Pittsburgh
The book by Judi Barrett
- Ages 3-8
- 13 minutes
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Throwback Thursday - Pickles to Pittsburgh
Throwback Thursday with Pickles to Pittsburgh by Judi Barrett, the sequel to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, in which a rescue crew gathers the giant sandwiches and pickles still falling on Chewandswallow and ships them to hungry people everywhere.
What the cast said
Welcome back to StoryBeam the daily podcast where imagination shines bright. I'm Kat
Today for our throwback Thursday We are returning to one of the most famous delicious places in picture book history Our StoryBeam is shining a light on giant food and big hearts as we read Pickles to Pittsburgh by Judy Barrett. It's the sequel to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs from episode 39
Kate and Henry dream about what happened to the town of Chewinswallow That's right in their dream. They discover what happened after the townspeople fled Giant falling food is still landing everywhere But now a rescue crew is collecting all those massive sandwiches Huge broccoli trees and giant pickles to ship them to hungry people all over the world
Let's journey back to Chewinswallow Let's get listening ears on I've got mine ready three two one let's read
Here the cast reads Pickles to Pittsburgh by Judi Barrett. The book's own words stay with its author and publisher, so that part of the recording is not written out. Press play to hear it.
Imagine opening your front door and finding a pickle the size of a city bus. I Love how this classic story turned a giant food problem into a creative way to help people everywhere Co -host if giant food rained down from the sky to deliver to your friends What tasty treat would you want to send them? I think
chocolate cake and chocolate chip cookies and brownies That sounds like a delicious delicious dinner Would that be dinner or breakfast or lunch?
Oh my goodness Grown -ups if your family loved revisiting this classic imaginative world Our story beam suggestion for your library bag is the original cloudy with a chance of meatballs by Judy Barrett Rereading where the food weather all began is always a delight Check our show notes for the title Check our show episodes
For cloudy with a chance of people and send us your favorite book requests That's right. Send us your favorite book requests in the comments or send us an email Keep your eyes on the sky for giant treats today Hmm. Have a fantastic Thursday families. We will see you tomorrow morning for Friday Favorites and don't forget
A little conversation goes a long way
After the story
The cast's takeaway: a giant food problem became a creative way to help people all over the world. Ask who your family would send a delivery to, and what you would pack in it.
If giant food rained down from the sky to deliver to your friends, what tasty treat would you send them?
Kate and Henry discovered all of this inside a dream. What is the most useful thing you have ever dreamed?
The townspeople had too much food and other people had too little. What is a fair way to share something you have extra of?
Grandpa brought back a souvenir almost two feet wide. What would you bring home from a trip to Chewandswallow?