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Cenușăreasa, Popoluška, Popelka
15/02/2026
New editions of Cinderella pop-up
I am excited to announce the arrival of new editions of the Cinderella pop-up book,
bringing my illustrations to readers across Europe!! I worked on this book for the British publisher North Parade Publishing, on the text written by Leanne Felton and project
by Laura Garnerburt.
The ....
Shackleton's first voyage
12/12/2025
Illustrations for the magazine Storytime
I’m happy to share my latest published work: a series of illustrations created for the Christmas issue of
Storytime, a British magazine filled with
children's classic and new stories.
I worked on a story about Si ....
Paper sea creatures
20/11/2025
A new piece for the Easy Origami collection
Say hello to the newest piece of the Easy Origami series:
Under the sea!
It adds to the other pieces that I illustrated for this collection by Ludattica: Pets, Monsters, Butterflies, Boats, Aeroplanes, Windmills, Unicorns and Rockets.
The games are designed to develop concentrat ....
Cinderella’s Magic Speaks
22/09/2025
The sound pop-up has just arrived from the UK
Today was a special day: I just received from the UK publisher, North Parade Publishing, the first copies of the Cinderella pop-up book I worked on,
and this edition comes with an extra surprise… sound effects!
The book includes 6 sound buttons to press and play the noises and music that ....
Build Your Own Pop-up is out
22/04/2025
A new series of games for Ludattica
Another exciting release is here: Build Your Own Pop-up. The new series of creative games by Ludattica is now available and I had the pleasure of illustrating the whole lin ....
Read more ⟶The pop-up Cinderella book is out now
21/01/2025
My drawings come to life in a three-dimensional fairy tale
My pop-up Cinderella book is finally here, and the first edition is in Italian! It’s published by Fabbri Editori, and seeing my drawings transform into three-dimensional elements ....
Read more ⟶A new personalised artwork
20/06/2024
Welcome baby Margherita
I recently completed a very special illustration: a personalized painting created as a gift to celebrate the birth of a little girl. Her parents are passionate about the mountains, so I chose to make that the main setting of the artwork. The mountains are dear to me as well, and I filled the ima ....
Read more ⟶A new start on Cara
05/06/2024
My (our) new home for illustrations?
I have decided to try a new social media platform for my illustrations called
Cara
.
This platform is designed for artists, and I was immediately struck by their commitment to authenticity and r ....
"10 dinosaurs" project is ready!
30/05/2024
The illustrated book project is looking for a publisher
I am excited to announce that my new illustrated children's book project, "10 Dinosaurs," is now complete and seeking publishers. The project is in collaboration with Martina Navacchia (author) and ....
Read more ⟶"Two dragon eggs" is ready!
30/05/2024
The illustrated book project is looking for a publisher
The illustrated children's book project "Two dragon eggs" is now complete and seeking publishers! Created in collaboration with writer Martina Navacchia and agent Mariapaola ....
Read more ⟶An illustrated book for North Parade Publishing
01/03/2024
Working on the Cinderella pop-up book
Recently I've started working on an exciting new project: a pop-up illustrated book of Cinderella, to be published by an English publisher:
North Parade Publishing.
This thrilling challenge requires ....
A new digital journey is about to begin
20/01/2024
Getting ready for my upcoming pop-up book
I’m about to embark on an exciting new project: a fully digitally illustrated book. To prepare, I’ve been working on a series of small digital illustrations, refining my style to capture the unique texture and touch of my gouache paintings in digital form. While I’ve often used digital t ....
Read more ⟶New Illustrated Children's Book Project
06/09/2023
Two dragons that can exchange their colour
I am thrilled to announce a new illustrated children's book project: "Two dragon eggs". It is created once again in collaboration with writer Martina Navacchia and agent ....
Read more ⟶Treebirynth, a new personal project
04/06/2023
An exciting board game set on a tree
I'm excited to introduce my latest personal project: "Treebirynth," a captivating board game designed for young explorers and families. This game offers an exciting adventure set in the heart of a lush forest, where animals compete to conquer the tree and find hidden food among the branches. < ....
Read more ⟶New game release
04/12/2022
"Dragon" for Ludattica
I'm excited to announce the release of my latest illustration project for Ludattica: an exhilarating game called "Dragon". This game promises to be a thrilling and dyna ....
Read more ⟶New Illustrated Children's Book Project
29/11/2022
Dinosaur Adventures at the Beach!
I am thrilled to announce that I am working on a new illustrated children's book project: "10 dinosaurs"! This time, I'm collaborating with the talented writer Martina Navacchia and the fantastic agent ....
Read more ⟶Exhibition at Sossi Award 2022
02/11/2022
An Unforgettable Experience at Lucca Comics and Games
I've just returned from Lucca Comics & Games, an event I've been attending for years because I love comics, board games, and spending the day with my usual group of friends. This year was even more special: in the Lucca Junior pavilion, one of my illustrations was on display. Seeing it exhibit ....
Read more ⟶An interrupted journey
10/09/2022
Story of my space puzzle
Recently, I worked on another wooden puzzle for Ludattica's Woody Puzzle series, this time with a space theme.
The puzzle featured astronauts, aliens, robots, alien planets, rockets, spaceships, satellites, stars, and meteorites - essentially, everything related to space.
It wa ....
A dinosaur wooden puzzle
03/05/2022
Dinosaurs Woody Puzzle for Ludattica is out
Introducing my latest illustration project: a Ludattica's wooden puzzle from the
Woody Puzzle
series, featuring an intriguing dinosaur theme.
This Tyrannosaurus ....
Selected illustration at Livio Sossi Award
25/02/2022
The exhibition at Lucca Comics and Games 2022 is showing my work
Happy news from
Lucca Junior - "Livio Sossi" editorial illustration award: one of my illustrations was selected
for the exhibition. I'm really proud!
The award is organised by Lucca Crea and Lucca Co ....
Uniconrs, Dinosaurs and Jumping Origami
20/12/2021
More illustrated paper games
My collection of origami games keeps growing. Three new titles are coming out: Easy Origami Unicorns, ....
Read more ⟶Beware of the Shark and of the T-rex
13/10/2021
Risky Memo, two new games for Ludattica
Risky Memo - Beware of the Shark + Beware of the T-Rex are out! They're the newest ....
Read more ⟶My illustrations now available on Icons8
07/07/2021A new project featuring illustrations for web applications
I'm really happy to share this new project I've been working on during the last few months. I've been collaborating with Icons8.com to develop a bundle of illustrations for their platform, Ouch!. Ouch is an illustration library that include ....
Read more ⟶Illustrating paper rockets
20/05/2021
A new piece for the Easy Origami collection
Say hello to the newest piece of the Easy Origami series: Rockets! It adds to the other pieces that I illustrated for this collection by Ludattica: Pets, Monsters, Butterflies, Boats, Aer ....
Read more ⟶New children's books out today
09/05/2021
A collection of game books illustrated for Ludattica
Two books annoucements in a week, isn't that crazy?! And here is not one, but FOUR books! The title of the series is "A spasso con..." (i.e. "Going for a walk with...") and the books tell the stories of grandchildren going on an adventure with their grandparents: Granpa Badger, Grandma Squirrel, ....
Read more ⟶My debut picture book is out today!
06/05/2021
Published by Edizioni Gribaudo, written by Anna Sarfatti, illustrated by me
Today is a big big day: my debut picturebook is out! "Che fine ha fatto il mio ciuccio?" (something like "What became of my dummy?) is published by Edizioni Gribaudo - Feltrinelli Group and it is being released today in Italy. It's surreal (and exciting) to think that in the next days I might act ....
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Working on a children's book for Edizioni Gribaudo
I'm absolutely thrilled to announce my new picture book "Che fine ha fatto il mio ciuccio?" (i. e. "What became of my dummy?) written by Anna Sarfatti and to be published by Gribaudo Edizioni - Feltrinelli Group. The book tells the adventures of a girl, Mia, and her favourite dummy. Mia's teeth ....
Read more ⟶I'm illustrating my fist picturebooks
29/10/2020
A new collaboration with Educational Group for a children's books series
It's time to announce a thrilling piece of news: I'm illustrating a four-picturebook series launching in Spring 2021. It is being published by Educational group and I couldn't be happier! The books tell about the adventures of grandchildren with their resourceful grandparents. There will be also ....
Read more ⟶Origami Puppet Show
11/09/2020
Explore my origami thatre and puppets for Ludattica Welcome! It's showtime! Before we start the puppet show, let's go behind the scenes and explore the cardboard little theater and meet the fun origami characters. ....
Read more ⟶Looking for publishers!
02/07/2020
Illustrated book's project "The great penguin war" completed
The illustrated children's book project "The Great Penguin War" is now complete and seeking publishers!
Created in collaboration with writer Matilde Tacchini and agent
....
Annual 2020 presentation is cancelled
20/03/2020
Also Bologna Children's Book Fair is affected by the pandemic
It's tough times. Here in Italy we are in lockdown due to the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic since a while. The situation is bad. As for me, I am at home and I am fine.
In these days
I was supposed to go to Bologna Children's Book Fair for my first time and to attend the p ....
Creative Stickers, playful greetings cards
20/02/2020
The last children's games illustrated for Ludattica
Recently I've been working on a new project for Ludattica, a children's game brand by Lisciani Group with whom I collaborate since a couple of years. The new series of games is called Creative Stickers and ....
Read more ⟶New games for the Easy Origamy series
31/01/2020
My collection of Ludattica children's games is enriched with two pieces
After pets, monsters, butterflies and boats, the Easy Origami collection by Ludattica enriches with two new origami folding games: aeroplanes and ....
Read more ⟶Selected for the publication in Annual 2020
Featured illustration in the collction by Associazione Autori di Immagine
Kaspar stikes again! After being awarded at Lucca Junior, my illustration "Fino in fondo" was selected for the publication in ....
Read more ⟶A Illustrated Children's Book Project
20/01/2020
The great penguin war
An exciting illustrated children's book project, "The Great Penguin War," has just begun, in collaboration with writer Matilde Tacchini and agent Davide Calì o ....
Read more ⟶Exhibition at Lucca Comics and Games
31/10/2019
Vernissage and award ceremony at "Livio Sossi" Award
Today it's been a big day. After spending the morning wandering between cosplayers, illustrated books, Pokemons and comics, I got to the Lucca Junior pavilion. The exhibition of ....
Read more ⟶Ludattica, a child-sized mosaic
25/10/2020
Mermaids and underwater landscapes for my last Lisciani's game
Illustrating children's games is inventive and challenging. My last work for Lisciani Group involved the design of mosaics, planning the position of each tile on the illustrated surface. ....
Read more ⟶Awarded illustration at Lucca Junior
01/10/2019
Good news from the "Livio Sossi" editorial illustration award
I've always been a big fan of Lucca Comics & Games, so I'm super happy that one of my illustrations is being awarded there. It will receive a special prize for "best use of the tra ....
Read more ⟶Easy Origamy, new games for Ludattica
03/05/2019
My last work on illustrated children's games
More illustrated games are coming to life: my work in publishing is full of satisfaction. The collaboration with Lisciani Group goes on and I've illustrated a series of new creative games for their b ....
Read more ⟶Four illustrated games for Lisciani out soon!
12/02/2019
My work on Sweet and Play Memos by Ludattica
As anticipated some months ago, I've started working on the illustration of children's games with Lisciani Group. It's been a really challenging and satisfactory work. Finally, the resulting products will ....
Read more ⟶An illustrated book for Scarpetta d'Oro
24/11/2018
The story inspired by the awarded illustration
I've been working on this picturebook during the last summer and I finally can show it!
The title is "Un paio a ciscuno" (i. e. A pair of shoes to each one) and the text was written by the class IV of "Italia K2" primary school from
Fiesso d'Artico (Venice - Italy).
....
Drawing children games
21/09/2018
A new collaboration with Lisciani
This one is going to be a very special Autumn: I'm working with
Lisciani Group
to illustrate my very first games for children!
I'm very happy about this collaboration. This field i ....
Notte di fiaba 2018: inauguration
14/07/2018
A new exhibition in Riva del Garda
The inauguration of the exhibition of Notte di Fiaba Illustration Competition is happening today at ....
Read more ⟶That's a Mole!: the award Ceremony
23/06/2018
Exhibition beneath the Mole Antonelliana in Turin
I'm so happy, today I've attended the inauguration of
That's a Mole!
Exhibition and it's been gorgeous!
The location is, of course, amazing: t ....
Special award at That's a Mole!
06/06/2018
Winner illustration of the prize "Fermi tutti" by INFN
I'm absolutely happy to announce that my illustration is awarded at the 5th edition of That's a Mole! contest with the Special Prize "Fermi tutti"! The special award was assigned by the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Fermi satellite. ....
Read more ⟶Exhibition inaugurated at Palazzo Ducale, Genoa
20/04/2018
"The dive" in on show for Fedriani Award till 6th may
Genoa lays a stone's throw from home so I couldn't miss the opportunity to attend the inauguration of the exhibition of Sergi ....
Read more ⟶Fedriani Award: illustrations on display!
28/03/2018
The selected illustrations are being on show at Doge's Palace, Genoa
Save the date: 20th April at 18.00, the
"Fedriani Award"
exhibition is being opened at Doge's Palace in Genoa and my illustrations will be there!
I'm particularly hap ....
Notte di fiaba 2018: a new exhibition
12/02/2018
My little mermaid is selected at the illustration competition
I'm really happy to announce that my illustration is selected at the Fifth International Illustration Competition
"Notte di Fiaba"!
I've just spent the morning p ....
Second victory at the contest "Scarpetta d'oro"!
11/11/2017
My little superheroes awarded the first prize in the international illustration contest
Ok, I've known it since a few weeks, but I've been waiting till the special day to reveal the happy piece of news: I wan the International Children Illustration Award Scarpetta d'Oro ....
Read more ⟶"A considerate guardian" exhibited at Genoa Gallery
16/09/2017
A new exhibition for the griffin winner of "Disegno Genova" contest
I'm glad to announce that my illustration "A considerate guardian" is back on show! You will find it till next January in a prestigious location: the Genoa Museum at Porto Antico, right in the heart of Geno ....
Read more ⟶Exhibition at Celle Ligure!
03/06/2017
My illustration at Disegni e Libri al Sole Festival
Finally the day to go and give a look to my illustration exhibited in Celle Ligure has arrived and today we spent the whole day at ....
Read more ⟶Disegni al Sole 2017
23/05/2017
My illustration is selected, be ready for the exhibition!
Save the date June 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Get ready to catch a train to Celle Ligure (SV) where my illustration will be exhibited @ ....
Read more ⟶Winner @ SMACK! Genoa Comics Exhibition
13/05/2017
My griffin is the winner of the illustration contest "Disegno Genova 3"
Hooray! I don't know if I can make myself clear but I'm so happy: my illustration is the winner!!! The contest, Disegno Genova 3, was organised by UNO with EurHope, it involved an excep ....
Read more ⟶Illustrations in motion
09/01/2017
My illustration is leaving towards a contest
At the very last second (as usual), I managed to pack up and send my illustrations to the contest “Illustrazioni in Movimento” organized by Emmi's Care and EDUFROG APS. Thanks to this ....
Read more ⟶Two illustration for Lök Zine open call
30/11/2016
Wild herbs and photosynthesis: my proposal to develop the "plants" theme.
The fanzine Lök Zine proposed an open call which tastes like spring meadows, roots and scattered pollens. Th ....
Read more ⟶A cover for EX Cover Award
04/11/2016
My idea for Supertoys Last All Summer Long by Brian Aldiss
I love reading and science fiction is one of my favourite genre, so it's been funny finding a cover to re-create for the Concorso EX cover 2016 . The contest is organised by Spazio MIL-Sesto San Gi ....
Read more ⟶Illustrations for the calendar of Città del Sole
28/04/2016
My proposal for Illustratore dell'Anno Award
I'm sure that there will be a lot of competition, but I throw myself into the contest Illustratore dell'Anno - Calendario Città del Sole. Partecipating implies designing a children calendar, proposing a finished illus ....
Read more ⟶The silhouette of the Mole Antonelliana
15/03/2016
An escaping horse for the That's a Mole contest
Time to get on the track of a new illustration contest: this one! The That's a Mole contest suggests to re-elaborate the silhouette of the Mole Antonellina, the major landmark building in T ....
Read more ⟶An illustrated serenade
25/10/2015
Two illustrations for the contest Nicuzza, La Magia dell'Amore
It's been running a rather hard year, however I finally managed to grab my brushes and draw an illustration for a contest, "Nicuzza, la magia dell'amore". My work didn't start t ....
Read more ⟶Scarpetta d’Oro 2013: the illustrated album
13/12/2014
My illustrations for the awarded tale
I' really moved I finally can leaf through my first picturebook! This lovely booklet publication comes from the 18° Internation Children Illustration Award Scarpetta d'Oro, that I wan. It called for a fol ....
Read more ⟶Ronzinante Exhibition 2014
06/11/2014
A new exhibion in Sassuolo including two my illustrations!
Ready to gather the children votes! Two my illustrations were selected at the Ronzinante contest and a new exhibition is being organised in Sassuolo, at the Chidren Library Leontine from 7th to 15th November. You can find more info ....
Read more ⟶Award Ronzinante 2014
27/04/2014/11/2014
My illustrations are selected, be ready for the exhibition!
Time to go to Modena: two illustrations of mine were selected among the finalists of A ....
Read more ⟶Scarpetta d’Oro 2013
17/10/2013
Winner! See you in Vigonza
Hooray! My illustration wan the first prize! Its title is "E se le scambiassi? (i. e. What if I exchange mine for these ones?) and it is being exhibited at Castello dei da Peraga – Villa Bettarini a Peraga di Vigonza (PD, Italy) from 19th October to 10th November as the winner of the as the ....
Read more ⟶Exhibition at Albissola Comics
09/04/2014
My illustration is selected at Un Mare di Matite Contest
I'm really happy I could illustrate a song by Fabrizio De André and, even better, I'm super happy that my illustration featuring "La guerra di Piero" (i. e. Piero's war) was selected and will be exhibited at Albissola comics on 10th and 11th April. Here you find the ....
Read more ⟶Exhibition at Pisa Book Festival
23/10/2011
My illustration is selected at Talent Next Award
I got a train ticket bound to Pisa C.le and I'm leaving to go to the exhibition at Pisa Book Festival where my little Marianne is shown. Talent Next 2011 Award proposed the theme "Vive la France (i. e. Long live France) a ....
Read more ⟶Exhibiotn at Celle Ligure
01/07/2011
My illustration is selected at "Disegni al Sole" Award
My illustration is selected and will be exhibited: hooray! I hesitated a lot to try my first children illustration contest and this amazing result is really unexpected. The exhibition is even close to home, in Celle Ligure (SV, Italy), and so I'll be able to live watch it. My drawing is being ....
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