Aimee Lucido is the author of EMMY IN THE KEY OF CODE, recipient of a Kirkus starred review, longlisted for the Carnegie Medal, Northern California Book Award winner, Nutmeg Award nominee, and nominee for Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize. Her other books include RECIPE FOR DISASTER, and her picture book debut, PASTA PASTA LOTSA PASTA. She received her MFA in writing for children and young adults at Hamline University and lives with her husband, daughter, and dog in Berkeley, CA.