Dee Romito is an award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction books for young readers from picture books to middle grade. Her books have received starred reviews and have been featured in book fairs, museum bookstores, and Literati boxes. Dee lives in her hometown of Buffalo, New York where you’ll likely find her sipping from stainless steel straws as she researches strong women in history and ways to protect our planet. She’s certain each one of us can make a difference in the world and writes books to prove it.