Marta Pantaleo was born in Rome, where she lives and works. After studying graphic design and photography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome and illustration at MiMaster in Milan, she won the Carthusia Silent Book Contest in 2016 with her first picture book Ciao ciao giocattoli (Bye Bye Toys). Since then, she’s been working as a freelance illustrator for children’s books, magazines, and newspapers. Her work has been selected and exhibited in the Nami International Illustration Concours (South Korea), Society of Illustrators New York, the Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair, and the Bologna Children’s Book Fair exhibition Italian Excellence.