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Paolo D'Altan Author

Valentina Zucchi was born in 1977 in Biella, Piedmont. She first graduated in History of Modern Art and then in Conservation of Cultural Heritage and has been working on the relationship between museums and visitors ever since. Valentina has lived in Florence since 2004, where she devotes herself to enhancing the collection of The Florentine Civic Museum, which is where the idea for this series of books about colours come from. Paolo D'Altan is an award-winning illustrator born in Milan in 1964. After devoting himself to classical studies, he entered the field of illustration in 1987, working as a freelancer for major Italian advertising agencies. He then turned to children's literature and started working with Italian and foreign publishers, establishing himself as one of Italy's greatest illustrators. He lives and works in Milan, where he teaches illustration and Corel Painter, the illustration software.