Enemy Pie: questions to ask and activities to try
Jeremy Ross is top of the enemy list, so Dad offers to bake Enemy Pie. The catch: you have to be nice to your enemy for a whole day. A funny book about how enemies become friends.
What age is Enemy Pie for?
Enemy Pie is best for ages 5–8.
Enemy Pie (Derek Munson and Tara Calahan King)
- Age
- 5-8
- Best for
- Falling out, and turning an enemy into a friend
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Ask your child to guess what’s in Enemy Pie. At the end, talk about what Dad’s recipe was really about.
Is this book right for your child?
- Age
- 5–8 (Year 1 to Year 3)
- What they'll enjoy
- Jeremy Ross is top of the enemy list, so Dad offers to bake Enemy Pie. The catch: you have to be nice to your enemy for a whole day. A funny book about how enemies become friends.
- Helps with
- Falling out, and turning an enemy into a friend
- Buy or borrow?
- Borrow it from the library first if you can. If your child asks for it again and again, it’s one worth owning, and the questions and activities on this page work best with the book open next to you.
What it helps with
- Falling out with someone
- Giving people a second chance
- Making new friends
- Getting to know someone
Comprehension and discussion questions for Enemy Pie
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “Why was Jeremy Ross on the enemy list?”
- “What did Dad say you had to do for the pie to work?”
- “What happened when they spent the day together?”
- “What was really in the Enemy Pie?”
- “Have you ever changed your mind about someone?”
- “How could you be friendly to someone you don’t know well?”
For the full list of questions and more, download the PDF below.
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5-minute activities to try together
Friendship pie
Draw a pie and fill each slice with a kind thing you could do for someone you don’t get on with.
Bake together
Bake something simple and share it with a neighbour or friend. Talk about how sharing food brings people together.
Enemy Pie activity sheet: printable worksheet and questions
All the questions and activities above on a ready-to-print activity sheet: questions tagged by reading skill with space to answer, a drawing and writing page with a self-check, and notes for the adult with curriculum links and a 20-minute session plan. Pay by card, PayPal or Payhip and download straight away.
- Page 1, talk about it: questions about the story, each tagged with the reading skill it practises, with space to answer or tick
- Page 2, my favourite part: a drawing box, a sentence starter and a “how did I do?” self-check
- Page 3, notes for the adult: curriculum links, a 20-minute session plan, extension activities, and support and challenge ideas
- Read it togetherEnjoy the story first.
- Ask 2 or 3 questionsFrom the list above, while everyone is calm.
- Print the activity sheetAn activity sheet with questions, a drawing page and notes for you.
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Use it as a lesson plan
Children can listen to Enemy Pie, answer questions about it and give a reason for their ideas, and talk about falling out with someone.
A 20-minute session for ages 5–8 (Year 1 to Year 3), for a class, a small group or one child at home.
- Warm up (2 minutes). Show the cover and read the title. Ask: “What do you think this story will be about?”
- Read aloud (6 minutes). Read it all the way through. Tip: Ask your child to guess what’s in Enemy Pie. At the end, talk about what Dad’s recipe was really about.
- Talk about it (4 minutes). Pick two or three of the comprehension and discussion questions above. “Why was Jeremy Ross on the enemy list?” works well to start.
- Activity (6 minutes). Do Friendship pie. Draw a pie and fill each slice with a kind thing you could do for someone you don’t get on with. Children who finish early can try Bake together.
- Wrap up (2 minutes). Ask each child for one thing they will remember from the story, and why.
Want to go further? The Enemy Pie activity sheet has these questions with space to answer, a drawing and writing page, and notes for the adult.
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- Age
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- Age
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 25 October 2026
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