The Secret Buttons - Paperback

Shapiro, Ellen M.: - Born and raised in California and a graduate of UCLA's College of Fine Arts, Ellen M. Shapiro has headed a New York graphic communications firm for more than 20 years. She is the author of two books about the graphic design business, a suite of visual materials for teaching phonics, reading, writing and spelling, many short stories, and hundreds of magazine articles and online posts about visual culture around the world. The Secret Buttons is her first novel. She is the winner of prestigious design awards and has taught at leading design schools, including the "Designer as Author" MFA program at New York's School of Visual Arts.Baldi, Caterina: - Caterina Baldi is one of Europe's leading illustrators of children's and young adult books. She holds a bachelor's degree in visual art from the Academy of Brera (Italy), including an Erasmus exchange at the University of Leeds (UK); a bachelor's in modern literature from the University of Milan, a master's in web and animation design from Anja Academy, Rome; and a master's in literary translation. Her short animation, "Le Train," has won many awards, including at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, as have her many book designs and illustrations, most recently "Tre Gatte nel Bidet," of which she is author and illustrator, published by Settenove.