LEILA MARZOCCHI is a critically acclaimed illustrator and comic artist, born in Bologna. She has published work in Reporter, Il Manifesto and L'Unita, and she co-founded the magazine Fuego.
"A dreamy, childlike fantasy with a bracingly adult perspective, the comic defies categorization, metamorphosing like its heroine in strange and unexpected ways.-- ""Publishers Weekly"" In the stories of Leila Marzocchi, the composition, the characters, the use of light and colors denote great imagination and enormous intelligence.-- ""Sequart"" This heartwarming fantasy, filled with amusing and distinct characters, is a tale of found family, the importance of working together as a community, and finding your true self.-- ""Booklist"""