Every Night is Pizza Night

#1 New York Times Bestseller
Eater’s Best Food Books of 2020
The New York Public Library’s Best Books for Kids
Goodreads Choice Award for Best Picture Book

Pipo thinks—no, she knows—that pizza is the best food in the world. And if something is the best, why bother trying anything else?

That’s the premise of Every Night Is Pizza Night, a children’s book for ages 3 to 8 that explores, through the eyes of a confident (and stubborn) protagonist, what the word “best” really means. It’s a story about curiosity, community, and the joy of discovering the world through taste.

In her quest to prove that pizza is unbeatable, Pipo discovers that every family and every situation has its own “best” food—whether it’s bibimbap, tagine, dumplings, or pozole—and that those foods can be a way to connect, to learn empathy, and to share stories across cultures and generations.

My partner in this project, the insanely talented Gianna Ruggiero, brought that sense of wonder to life with art that captures every spark of joy, apprehension, and discovery in a way that no words ever could. Writing it reminded me that food isn’t just about flavor—it’s about understanding one another.