Paola Quintavalle

Paola Quintavalle was born in Rome, Italy. She has worked with kids and in the world of books in a variety of contexts. She has held classroom workshops based on Bruno Munari's methods and ideas on book construction. In 2003, she joined Orecchio Acerbo Editore, a prestigious Italian publisher specialized in illustrated books. There, she learned most of what she knows about children's books and illustration. In 2010 she moved with her husband and their two children to New York, where she opened an agency representing illustrators and children's book authors. Crescendo is her first book.

Paola Quintavalle's Titles

Making Space

A delightful and inspiring picture book about making time for the little things that make life rich and beautiful, from author Paola Quintavalle...

Crescendo

A visual and poetic celebration of the transition to motherhood, depicting the maternal body as a most ultimate source of creativity and strength....