Giulia Belloni is the author of the play La verità, o quasi and of several picture books, including Diverso destino, Nell'aria, and un désir inavoué in her native Italian. She is on the technical jury for the selection of the Campiello Giovanni literary award. She lives in Padua, Italy. Marco Trevisan studied mathematics and illustration simultaneously. He works as a freelance illustrator, collaborating with graphic design studios, magazines, and periodicals. His work has been selected in prestigious national competitions, and in 2010 the Città del Sole designated him the Illustrator of the Year. Born in Belluno, he now lives in a village in the Italian Dolomites.
"...promotes the concepts of teamwork and perseverance."
School Library Journal, August 1, 2013 "Trevisan pictures their
collaboration in spare, editorial-style collaged images on crisp
white space..."
Publisher's Weekly, August 1, 2013 "Lovely bookmaking nicely
complements this charming, light-as-a-feather tale of friendship
and successful dreaming."
Kirkus, June 15, 2013 "A whimsical offering of perseverance and
friendship..."
Booklist Review, August 1, 2013 "This book interestingly captures
and combines a modern spirit with a very old-world style."
Christian Library Journal, October/November 2013
"This is the story of a sheep who, from the top of her hill,
watched the birds fly and thought to herself: 'How lucky they are!
They can choose how they look at things: from far away, from up
close, or from somewhere in between.'"
-- from the book
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