Alessandro Montagnana, born in 1981, lives in Italy, in Trieste. Hecultivated a passion for drawing, painting and poetry from a very young age. Hegraduated in naval engineering but at the same time developed the desire todedicate himself to children's literature as an author and illustrator, a dreamthat has finally come true.

The message is clear: From that day on, their friendship was even bigger than the biggest ship, and even stronger than the storm... A rock-solid tale of friendship – Kirkus Reviews.