Enemy Pie
By Derek Munson
10 min. without interruption
10-15 min. with prompts/interruptions
Ideal for grades K-4, but can work for all.
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10 min. without interruption
10-15 min. with prompts/interruptions
Ideal for grades K-4, but can work for all.
Available in Peace through Play's Library.
Back to Fall Themes
Back to Spring Themes
Scroll Down for Description and Debriefing Guide.
This book explores the allure of having a worst enemy, and answers the age-old question: “How can a person get rid of their enemy once and for all?”
The answer is “By turning them into a friend.” The protagonist’s father offers to make the boy and his enemy “Enemy Pie” – promising at the end of it, the boy won’t have to worry about his enemy anymore. Spoiler alert- Enemy Pie is just good pie. It worked by making the boys friends – and thus removing his enemy.
One point of discussion: The boy is pretty big on excluding his ‘worst enemy’ – he puts up a sign on his treehouse disallowing the enemy from entering. However, when the enemy comes over to play and have enemy pie, he removes the sign before his enemy can see it.
Some Debrief Questions:
The answer is “By turning them into a friend.” The protagonist’s father offers to make the boy and his enemy “Enemy Pie” – promising at the end of it, the boy won’t have to worry about his enemy anymore. Spoiler alert- Enemy Pie is just good pie. It worked by making the boys friends – and thus removing his enemy.
One point of discussion: The boy is pretty big on excluding his ‘worst enemy’ – he puts up a sign on his treehouse disallowing the enemy from entering. However, when the enemy comes over to play and have enemy pie, he removes the sign before his enemy can see it.
Some Debrief Questions:
- Why does he remove the sign?
- Do you think, on some level, he knew it was mean to put up a sign like that?
- Why do you think he wanted to protect his enemy’s feelings?
- Did his father’s Enemy Pie work?