Description: A funny rhyming picture book about a runaway pizza, a sky-high adventure, and one delicious mistake that gets wildly out of hand.
Luigi loves making pizza--stretching the dough, piling on toppings, and tossing each pie high into the air. But when an order for "one pizza to go" gets an extra-powerful toss, the pizza flies higher than ever before and doesn't come back down. As the runaway pizza soars above town, curious neighbors watch, follow, and wonder just how far it will go. What begins as a simple mistake quickly becomes a rollicking, town-wide adventure packed with slapstick humor, bright illustrations, and delicious visual chaos. With playful rhyming text and energetic art, One Pizza to Go! is a funny food picture book perfect for storytime, classroom read-alouds, pizza lovers, and kids who delight in a joke that keeps getting bigger. Here's What makes One Pizza to Go! a read-aloud crowd-pleaser: - A funny pizza premise: One flying pizza turns into a sky-high adventure kids will immediately understand and enjoy. - Rhyming read-aloud energy: Playful text makes the story fun for parents, teachers, librarians, and group storytimes. - Food humor with visual comedy: Bright illustrations and escalating chaos invite close looking and repeat readings. - Perfect for ages 4-8: A strong fit for preschool, kindergarten, early elementary classrooms, and pizza-loving families. One Pizza to Go! is a funny picture book, rhyming read-aloud, and pizza book for kids ages 4-8 who love silly stories, food adventures, slapstick humor, and visual comedy.Brief description: Lisa Rao is a children's book editor and author with over twenty years' experience in publishing. She spent over fifteen years in the children's division of Simon & Schuster, where she was an executive editor for Simon Spotlight. Before that she freelanced at HarperCollins, Nickelodeon, and Time for Kids. Lisa loves creating stories that make children laugh and encourages them to dream big. One Pizza to Go! is Lisa's first picture book, and she has a personal connection to pizza: She is related to the family behind the legendary Rao's restaurant and its famous line of homemade sauces. Lisa lives in Throggs Neck, New York where she enjoys spending time at the beach, eating pizza, and rooting for the New York Mets. Visit LisaRao.com for more info.