Alice Barberini

Born in 1977 in Cesena but a Rimini native at heart, Alice Barberini studied art in Ravenna and, after graduating, her interest in restoration took her to Florence, where she completed her studies and worked for several years as a restorer. In 2007, she discovered the world of illustration and decided to change careers. Along this new creative path, she was fortunate to learn from some of the great masters of illustration, including Mauro Evangelista, Carll Cneut, Gek Tessaro, Dušan Kállay, Camila Stancolová, Luigi Raffaelli, Maurizio Quarello, and Giovanna Zoboli. She has both written and illustrated Giocattoli (2024), and illustrated several other titles: La finestra del re di polverewritten by Pierdomenico Baccalario (2023), Ernest e Biancaneve by Luca Tortolini (2022), In tre tube (shortlisted for the Andersen Prize as Best Silent Book, 2020), Hamelin, la città del silenzio (winner of the Luzzati Prize, 2017), and Il cane e la luna (winner of the Giacomo Giulitto Prize, 2015).