Description: "Story and art by Gaia Stella. Translated from the Italian by Nanette McGuinness. Se Fossi Un Fungo by Gaia Stella copyright à by Gaia Stella 2023. English-language translation copyright à 2024 by Nanette McGuinness"-- CIP galley.
Brief description: Gaia Stella is an award-winning illustrator and author. She has authored and illustrated picture books and novelty books for Italian and international publishers, including hélium, La Joie de Lire, De La Martinière Jeunesse, Mondadori, Einaudi. She's done editorial illustrations for clients such as the New York Times, Vogue Bambini, and the Boston Globe. Gaia's colorful and geometric imagery is inspired by a variety of (sometimes unexpected) sources: architecture by Mies Van De Rohe, a chair designed by Gio Ponti, photos by René Maltête, illustrations by Vladimir Lebedev, short stories by Gianni Rodari, and the packaging of Asian food. She lives and works in Milan, Italy.
Review Quotes:
"[U]seful as an introduction to a little-known or understood subject."--School Library Journal
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