SuitabookPizza for the queen
Nancy F. Castaldo
- Reading
- After reading, look at the recipe together and notice how the pizza’s colours relate to the Italian flag. Cooking it can be an optional follow-on activity.
- Themes
- A pizza for the queen: In 1889 Napoli, Raffaele prepares a pizza for Queen Margherita, drawing on the colours of the Italian flag. The story connects the pizza’s colours with the Italian flag, placing food and the historical setting at the centre of the tale.
- Worth knowing
- A cat eats Raffaele’s anchovies, briefly disrupting his preparations.