Pezzettino is a wonderful book about a little piece who feels like he needs to belong. He goes around to all the other characters to find out if he belongs with them. He has to break apart to realize he is who he is and he shouldn't try to change himself. This book is a great way to help children learn the value of their uniquness.
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This website is dedicated to everything Lionni and is a wonderful resourse for teachers and parents to learn more about the author and his books.

Pezzetino in Italian means "little piece". Pezzetino is one little orange piece and he feels like he belongs to part of someone else but everytime he asks, he always gets the same response, "How would I be this if I was missing a piece?" At the end he stumbles and breaks into many pieces and realizes he is not part of anything else, he is just himself with his own pieces.

Age appropriatness: primary
This book is a good example of fantasy because a little orange piece goes on a journey to find out who or what he belongs to since he is so small. The book does not specify a time frame and that works for this book because the book is a fantasy and the little piece's trip is not bound by any specific time.
The media is mostly collage mixed in with colored pencils and paints. ( )