Simona Ciraolo is the illustrator of Can’t Catch Me! by Timothy Knapman and the author-illustrator of If Winter Comes, Tell it I'm Not here, and other books for children. She studied animation at the National Film School in Turin, Italy, and earned an MA in Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art, where she was awarded the Sebastian Walker Award in 2014. Born in Sardinia, Italy, Simona now lives in London. Find her online at simonaciraolo.com or on Instagram as @simonaciraolo.

It may be a book about embracing life’s imperfections but Simona Ciraolo’s This Would Never Happen to Rita (£12.99?, Walker) is itself rather perfect.

Simona Ciraolo is the illustrator of Can’t Catch Me! by Timothy Knapman and the author-illustrator of If Winter Comes, Tell it I'm Not here, and other books for children. She studied animation at the National Film School in Turin, Italy, and earned an MA in Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art, where she was awarded the Sebastian Walker Award in 2014. Born in Sardinia, Italy, Simona now lives in London. Find her online at simonaciraolo.com or on Instagram as @simonaciraolo.

It may be a book about embracing life’s imperfections but Simona Ciraolo’s This Would Never Happen to Rita (£12.99?, Walker) is itself rather perfect.