Girasole, Alessia: - Alessia Girasole was born in Milan, Italy where she currently resides. She has been drawing since early childhood and realized early on that she would turn her hobby into a rewarding career as an illustrator. After graduating at the European Institute of Design in Milan, with a major in Illustration and Multimedia Animation, she decided to focus on illustrating for children. Nowadays, she spends most of her time with her two favorite and very close mates: her MAC and Neve, a faithful Labrador retriever.