Storytime theme: Food Books used: Ugly Pie by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Heather Solomon I recently discovered Ugly Pie during my search for relevant books for this food-themed storytime. This book has quickly become one of my favorites, as I have a lot of fun reading it aloud in various Southern-accented voices for the different characters. The story is about Bear, who has a serious hankerin' for pie; but not just any pie, ugly pie! The only ugly thing Bear has in his kitchen is molasses,