Orso grande e orso piccolo

Born in Switzerland, Davide Calì is a comic artist, illustrator, and children’s book author. His books are published in Italy by Kite Edizioni, Zoolibri, Orecchio Acerbo, and Arca; in France by Sarbacane, Actes Sud, and Thierry Magnier; in the United States by Chronicle; and in Portugal by Planeta Tangerina. To date, Davide has authored over a hundred books, translated into numerous languages and distributed in more than 30 countries. He has received awards in France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, and the United States.

Matilde Tacchini is an art director, illustrator, and children’s book author. She discovered her passion for art in elementary school and dreamed of becoming a street artist. At 19, she put aside her chalks to pursue a degree in Art Direction at NABA. After 15 years of success in advertising campaigns, she founded a creative studio in Piacenza, where she focuses on graphic design and children’s literature—her true passion. She firmly believes that, in the end, creativity is all one and the same.

大卫·卡利出生于瑞士，是一位漫画家、插画师、儿童文学作家。他的图书在意大利由凯特出版社、动物派出版社、敏锐出版社、方舟出版社出版，在法国由萨巴康出版社、南方文献出版社、提耶里·马尼耶出版社出版，在美国由编年史出版社出版，在葡萄牙由橘子星球出版社出版。目前，他已出版超过一百本图书，被翻译成多种语言，在30多个国家发行，他还在法国、比利时、德国、瑞士、西班牙、美国获得多个奖项。

玛蒂尔德·塔基尼是一位艺术总监、插画师及儿童读物作家。小学时她就热爱艺术，梦想着将来能成为一名街头粉笔画艺术家。19岁时她放下粉笔，就读于米兰新美术学院，获得了艺术指导专业学位。在成功从事了15年的广告创意工作后，她在皮亚琴察开设了自己的创意工作室，不仅从事平面设计，也专注于她真正热爱的儿童文学。她坚信，归根结底，创造力本质上是相通的。