Elisabetta Pica was born in Milan in 1960. She works as educator and teaches theater to people from ages 2 to 99. She travels all over Italy to promote reading among children through her plays and picture book readings. Elisabetta is the author of The White Book (with Lorenzo Clerici and Silvia Borando), originally published by the Italian publishing house minibombo and translated into English by Candlewick Press. Her books have been sold to China, France, Spain, and many other countries. Silvia Borando was born in 1986. She earned her degree in Communication Design at the Polytechnic University of Milan in 2008. As a children’s picture book author and illustrator, she founded the Italian publishing house minibombo in 2013, dedicated to little children and the grown-ups who read along with them. Her books have been translated into many languages and sold all around the world.