Little Theo, hero of this rollicking picture book, is as spoiled as a rotten old apple. He’s selfish. Thoughtless. Inconsiderate. Grabby. Unkind. Bumptious, rude and lazy. Obnoxious. Obstreperous. High-handed. And mouthy. His wise grandmother, however, has an idea how to curb Theo’s dreadful behavior. She makes a giant pie that Theo finds simply irresistible. He helps himself to a bite of filling, and then another bite, and then…before he even knows what’s happened…Theo is a captive inside the pie. His outrage has him bouncing and jouncing in his pastry prison throughout a magical medieval countryside – and toward a waiting oven where he may get his just desserts. Humble Pie is illustrated by Stephen Gammell, who was awarded the Caldecott Medal for Song and Dance Man, and two Caldecott Honor Citations for The Relatives Came and Where the Buffaloes Begin. Copyright © 2006 Jennifer Donnelly