Aimee Lucido is the author of several books for kids, including Emmy in the Key of Code, Recipe for Disaster, and Pasta Pasta Lotsa Pasta. She got her MFA in writing for children and young adults at Hamline University and lives with her family in Berkeley, California, where she likes to do trivia, run, and write crossword puzzles.

Mavisu Demirag is an artist living in Izmir, Turkey. She graduated from Dokuz Eylul University with a degree in fashion design, but later turned her sights to her true passion: illustration. She is the illustrator of picture books including Pasta Pasta Lotsa Pasta by Aimee Lucido and many books published in Turkey and internationally.

"Readers will eat this up. Who wouldn't love a book about yummy foods, told in such a delightfully bouncy manner?... As delectable as a book can get. Try it. You'll really like it!"--Kirkus Reviews "5/1/24"

Infectious rhythm, delightfully crowded artwork, and a buoyant story about dinnertime disaster combine in this deliciously playful picture book that's a joy to read aloud.--Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2024 "12/1/2024"

* Lucido's bouncy rhyming lines are a pure joy to read aloud, and an abrupt comic turn at the end that marvelously maintains the rhyme scheme is sure to leave little ones hungry for repeat reads (and pasta). A playful pick, superb for group story time. --Booklist, STARRED Review "6/1/24"

Explore the many varieties of pasta in rhymes as tongue-twisting as the finest fusilli. Feast with this lively family in a book that is deliciously funny and as warm as freshly cooked tortellini.--New York Public Library "Best Books for Kids 2024"

Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books

Pub date: 2024-07-02

Length: 33 pages