Antonella Capetti is a beloved picture book author and longtime primary school teacher in Italy.Melissa Castrillón studied illustration and children’s book illustration at the Cambridge School of Art and has illustrated many acclaimed picture books, including The Balcony, If I Had a Little Dream, and Yellow Kayak. A freelance illustrator, she lives in Cambridge, England.

“[Castrillón’s] wild drawings carry a decorative impulse to unexpected heights. … Each page turn reveals a new way of deploying hallucinogenic wonder across a two-page spread. This, too, is a definition of beautiful.”—New York Times“This stunningly illustrated picture book … shows the wonder in tiny, overlooked things.”—Booklist STARRED Review“Beauty's in the eye of the beholder in this unique tale ... Decorative illustrations... offer a striking example.”—Kirkus Reviews“Gorgeous ...filled with lush, dramatic, and eye-catching illustrations …. would work well as a read-aloud due to the large size [and] also be an excellent choice for bedtime reading. The cover ... will encourage students to pull it off the shelf to enjoy.”—School Library Connection

Antonella Capetti is a beloved picture book author and longtime primary school teacher in Italy.Melissa Castrillón studied illustration and children’s book illustration at the Cambridge School of Art and has illustrated many acclaimed picture books, including The Balcony, If I Had a Little Dream, and Yellow Kayak. A freelance illustrator, she lives in Cambridge, England.

“[Castrillón’s] wild drawings carry a decorative impulse to unexpected heights. … Each page turn reveals a new way of deploying hallucinogenic wonder across a two-page spread. This, too, is a definition of beautiful.”—New York Times“This stunningly illustrated picture book … shows the wonder in tiny, overlooked things.”—Booklist STARRED Review“Beauty's in the eye of the beholder in this unique tale ... Decorative illustrations... offer a striking example.”—Kirkus Reviews“Gorgeous ...filled with lush, dramatic, and eye-catching illustrations …. would work well as a read-aloud due to the large size [and] also be an excellent choice for bedtime reading. The cover ... will encourage students to pull it off the shelf to enjoy.”—School Library Connection