Kids Grill a 13-Year-Old Author with Fun Questions + Read Along!

FREE lesson plans, fun activity ideas, a link to the book, and more: https://www.kidsaskauthorsanswer.com/the-past-pizza-parlor Love what we do? Your support helps us create more free literacy content, author interviews, and read-alongs for kids, families, and classrooms: https://www.kidsaskauthorsanswer.com/donate-shop What happens when two samurai, a dragon, and a collapsing pizza oven collide? In this Kids Ask Authors Answer episode, we feature The Past Pizza Parlor with a full picture book read-along, followed by a kid-led author interview where children ask funny, unexpected, and wildly imaginative questions about dragons, sword fights, and dragon-fire pizza. In this adventure, Eto and Fujii are preparing to open their hidden dojo pizza parlor when disaster strikes, their oven collapses! A dragon tries to help, but his fire is way too strong. What follows is a quest full of creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork. After the read-along, kids ask questions like: – Does pizza taste different if it’s cooked with dragon fire? – What would happen if the dragon got hiccups? – Why Japan instead of Italy for a pizza story? – What’s the weirdest pizza they tried to make? Plus a rapid-fire round kids always love. This episode is extra inspiring because the author wrote this book at just 12 years old, proof that you don’t have to wait to start creating. Great for: – Kids who love dragons and fantasy – Classrooms talking about creativity and storytelling – Families who enjoy humor mixed with adventure – Young writers who need a little inspiration – Teachers looking for engaging author interview content If your child has ever imagined something completely wild, like a dragon in a pizza kitchen, this episode is going to spark even more ideas. Want to watch Victoria Cepeda's episode? Check it out here! https://youtu.be/MrZQBUv1fQk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How Kids Ask Authors Answer works and how your kids can participate: • Each episode features a children’s book author • Kids read the book ahead of time (there’s always a free option) • Children submit any questions they want • We go live and ask the author the kids’ questions • Kids get featured in the replay New episodes every two weeks. Subscribe so you don’t miss the next one. We announce upcoming authors in YouTube Shorts and on Instagram. You can find us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/amyd_mom_author/ and https://www.instagram.com/samboels_author/. Questions can be submitted via DM (on Instagram), email (KidsAskAuthors@yahoo.com), or our website (video, audio, photo, or text welcome). Thank you to the author for sharing The Past Pizza Parlor with us. Join us for the next episode! Just imagine how much your kid will love seeing their questions answered by an author :) Chapters 00:00 Intro - Welcome 00:33 *** Read Along*** 06:11*** Author Interview *** 07:54 Hannah 8 and Mairead 9 08:28 Toby 8 08:49 Edison 9 09:15 Aria 7 09:41 Poppy 5 10:05 Lorna 7 and Rosalie 7 10:29 Lorna 7 11:47 Aurelia 8 12:17 Mary 4 13:02 Grace 6 13:28 *** RAPID FIRE *** 15:30 Ethan 9 15:56 Taylor 6 16:19 Lorna 7 16:47 Aurelia 8 16:59 Toby 8 17:34 Mary 4 18:01 Freddie 9 18:45 Ethan 9 19:06 Spencer 5 19:29 Edison 9 20:40 Future Books/Ending Video is about: dragons cooking pizza, samurai adventures, creative storytelling, and real kids asking hilarious and imaginative questions about dragon fire, sword fights, illustrations, and what it’s like to publish a book at 13 Hashtags: #KidsAskAuthorsAnswer #ThePastPizzaParlor #DragonBooks #SamuraiStories #KidsReadAlong #AuthorInterview #KidLit #PictureBooks #FamilyStorytime #ClassroomReadAloud #CreativeKids #YoungAuthor #FantasyForKids