Barbara Ciletti fell in love with books at the age of three and dedicated her life to teaching children their importance. She has more than three decades of publishing experience and is the author of more than 20 books for adults and children. Barbara lives in Colorado, where she regularly provides workshops about publishing, bookmaking, and storywriting for school children.Maria Cristina Pritelli is a self-taught Italian artist who began illustrating children's books after being inspired by the work of artist Giacinto Gaudenzi. In addition to being published internationally, her work has been selected multiple times for the Illustrators Exhibition at the Bologna Children's Book Fair. She lives in Gabicce Mare, Italy, with her husband and two children.