Francesca Pirrone

About The Author

Francesca Pirrone is a freelance illustrator from Italy. As a child, she used to draw for hours. Her mother got so angry that she confiscated the eraser . . . but it was all for nothing. Francesca went to the Art Institute in Florence and studied engraving, decorating, sculpture, and mosaic. Her passion is to illustrate children’s books. She loves to create characters and invent stories for them. Of the tactile books she has made for blind children, two received awards from the Italian Federation of the Blind. In 2016 she was honored with the International Key Colours Award for her book Bruno Has One Hundred Friends.

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