The Friendship Surprise

Author Giorgio Volpe and illustrator Paolo Proietti have collaborated on three previous picture books including Before We Sleep which features two of the three characters in this new title. Before We Sleep was their first book to be published in English and it received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. Giorgio is a an actor, playwright and children’s book author. Paolo is a graduate of the International School of Comics in Rome. In 2016 he was awarded a Scarpetta d’Oro, the prestigious international award for children’s book illustration. Giorgio Volpe and Paolo Proietti both live and work in Rome, Italy.

Translator, Angus Yuen-Killick is the founder and publisher of Red Comet Press. Originally from the UK, he lived in Rome in the 1980s. He now lives and works in brownstone Brooklyn, NY. 

Author Giorgio Volpe and illustrator Paolo Proietti have collaborated on three previous picture books including Before We Sleep which features two of the three characters in this new title. Before We Sleep was their first book to be published in English and it received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. Giorgio is a an actor, playwright and children’s book author. Paolo is a graduate of the International School of Comics in Rome. In 2016 he was awarded a Scarpetta d’Oro, the prestigious international award for children’s book illustration. Giorgio Volpe and Paolo Proietti both live and work in Rome, Italy.

Translator, Angus Yuen-Killick is the founder and publisher of Red Comet Press. Originally from the UK, he lived in Rome in the 1980s. He now lives and works in brownstone Brooklyn, NY.