Paulie Pastrami Achieves World Peace

Written by James Proimos

Narrated by L.J. Ganser

There isn't much Paulie Pastrami can do. He has trouble matching his socks, he doesn't know how to whistle, and he's usually picked last for sports. Yet Paulie plans to do one very important thing before turning eight years old. He wants to achieve world peace. Paulie begins with small things. He is kind to his little sister and his school principal. He starts being nicer to animals and even reads to trees. And when Paulie begins sharing cupcakes with strangers, he learns it really isn't that hard to spread peace and kindness. Well known author, illustrator and cartoonist James Proimos has won numerous awards for his work. His trademark humor is skillfully portrayed by narrator L.J. Ganser in this entertaining tale about one strong-willed boy intent on making a difference. "Paulie Pastrami is a plucky seven-year-old kid armed with a boatload of determination and a whole lot of heart [and his] exuberance is infectious."-Kirkus Reviews

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Apr 5, 2013
• ISBN: 9781470356859

James Proimos

JAMES PROIMOS has written and illustrated over twenty children's books, including Apocalypse Bow Wow and the critically acclaimed picture book Year of the Jungle by Suzanne Collins. He's a former writer and creator for television, and a dad. JAMES PROIMOS III is the author of Apocalypse Bow Wow and attended St. Mary's College of Maryland, where he obtained a BA in psychology. When not writing graphic novels, he takes on gigs as a quality control specialist in the video game industry. He currently lives in Maryland with his wife and goofy rescued mutt, as well as a housemate and that housemate's spunky Jack Russell mix.

Reviews for Paulie Pastrami Achieves World Peace

[cheryl_in_cc_nv · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Hmm. Part of me, the cynical part, wants to give this one star. That's because by world" peace the author means Tire World, Mattress World, etc. But the happy part of me strongly believes that kindness and cupcakes do make a big difference, and loves the crazy illustrations, and wants to give the book 5 stars. Highly recommended to everyone who can disregard that nagging pessimistic voice inside."

[kimjd_2 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The whimsical drawings and sly humor make this an easy readaloud with the grade 2-5 set. Proimos is able to avoid didacticism as he gets across a great message about how we can all make a difference when we set out to perform little kindnesses to the people around us.

[lmaddux_2 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

start off small then work up big, chain reaction, challenge kids to be more like paulie pastrami, make this book a year book! Always refer back to it

[mslangdon · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Part Bb/Picture Book Proimos, J. (2009). Paulie Pastrami achieves world peace. New York: Little, Brown Books.Paulie Pastrami is an ordinary boy. He was picked last for teams and wore mismatched socks, yet he was able to accomplish world peace. How did he do it? He started small, by being kind… to animals, to the Earth, to his sister, to his classmates. He continued to spread his kindness until he achieved world peace. Ages 4-8.