Vanessa Alexander is a teacher and enjoys reading picture books by fabulous authors and illustrators to school children. She is also a mum and loves to make up stories with her kids. Her fun stories are about ordinary stuff that can sometimes cause big problems for families. Vanessa is from 'The Outback' - far western Queensland, Australia. She is making life happen with her husband and three young kids, doing ordinary stuff, every day. Giulia Bracesco was born in Genoa, Italy. Since childhood, Giulia has loved drawing and reading stories. She studied graphics at the Academy of Fine Arts of Genoa, then illustration at the Academy of Fine arts of Bologna. Giulia currently works as a freelance illustrator and has illustrated several novels and educational textbooks for prominent Italian publishers. She currently lives and works in Genoa.