Agnese Baruzzi has a degree in Graphic Design from the Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche in Urbino. She has worked as an illustrator and author since 2001, writing more than 40 children's books that have been published in Italy, the UK, Japan, Portugal, the US, France, and South Korea. She holds workshops for children and adults in schools and libraries and provides illustrations for agencies, graphic art studios, and publishers. Her work for White Star includes illustrating Animal Mix & Match, Curious Creatures, Dinosaurs Mix & Match, Dining with Monsters!, Curious Dinosaurs, Topsy-Turvy Monsters, I'm Going to Eat You!, Puss in Boots, and Hansel and Gretel.