The Truth Is Like a Bird

Andrea Farotto is an oil engineer and, since 2022, also a writer of children’s books. He loves traveling around the world, discovering new places and embracing different cultures. When he’s not busy doing his main job, he spends his time inventing stories. His three children are his most profitable source of inspiration. His picture books have been published in Italy, Canada, the United States, France, Switzerland, Belgium and Korea.

Born in Genoa, illustrator Anna Pirolli moved to Milan to study illustration at the European Institute of Design, where she graduated in 2001. She has worked as a freelance illustrator and art director for companies such as Mondadori, Pearson, Vogue, MTV, Kinder Ferrero, Telecom, Nickelodeon, Furla, Zecchino d’oro, Disney, following the creative process from concept to creation. She's also a visiting professor at the Accademia di Brera in Milan, where she teaches design applied to the arts. Despite her love for traditional techniques, her artwork is mostly digital. Ironically, her dream-like, suspended atmospheres often don't look digital at all. Her first picture book, I Hate My Cats, written by Davide Calì, was published by Chronicle Books in October 2018.