Luca Cognolato

Luca Cognolato studied at Ca’ Foscari University in Venice and now teaches Italian and History in the province of Venice. He is the author of several books for children and young adults, including the Basket League series (Einaudi Ragazzi).
Together with Silvia del Francia, he co-wrote The Invisible Hero (Einaudi Ragazzi, 2014) and You Can’t Stop the Wave(Einaudi Ragazzi, 2024).
With the picture book Matilde’s Little Backpack, he won the Silent Book Contest – Gianni De Conno Award.