As a lifelong fan of Little Golden Books and deep dish pizza, TOYO TYLER was honored to write My Little Golden Book About Chicago. Toyo is also the author of My Little Golden Book About San Francisco. BARBARA BONGINI was born in Milan, Italy. She knew at an early age that she will be an artist. She went to an artistic high school and later enrolled in the Illustration program at the IED (European Institute of Design). When not illustrating, Barbara loves spending time with her 2 kids, watching cartoons. She also enjoys going to bookstores and building her own library of illustrated books.