MARIANNA COPPO is an author/illustrator from Italy. She studied editorial illustration at MiMaster in Milan, and now focuses on freelance illustration in Rome. She is one of the curators of Tentacoli, an independent label which specializes in fanzines and handmade products. Her debut picture book, Petra, was released to great acclaim, and received three starred reviews from prominent publications. A Very Late Story is her latest book.
One of Brooklyn Public Library’s Favourite Books of 2018
A Goodreads Choice Awards Picture Book Finalist
One of Book Riot’s 38 Children’s Book Gift Ideas for Clueless
Grown-Ups
PRAISE FOR Petra:
"Meet Petra, a smooth grey oval of possibility… a pleasantly
intelligent book." --Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews
"[S]imple, smooth, and stylish… Change may be the only constant in
Petra’s peripatetic existence, but her bubbly optimism is as solid
as a Gibraltar." --Starred Review, Publisher's Weekly
"You've never seen a cuter rock... Petra's unmitigated confidence
in an unpredictable world make(s) it a keeper." --Starred
Review, Booklist
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