Roberta Angaramo began her art career as an advertising illustrator and trompe l'oeil artist, but decided in 1999 to dedicate herself to illustrating children's books. Since then, she has illustrated more than 30 titles for publishers all around the world. Most recently, she illustrated: Errol and His Extraordinary Nose (Gullane Children's Books, 2009)-(Holiday House,2010), This is the Bickleby's Bird Bath (Atheneum, 2010), and The Ugly Duckling (Purple Bear Books, 2006). Roberta lives in Italy in a small village near the woods with her husband and two funny cats.