Sara Fanelli was born in Florence in 1969 on the day that man landed on the moon. Her American mother was an art historian, and her father taught the history of architecture. She studied for a Dip…

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Chien Chien ISBN 2020350432 Also available in English, the book folds out to create a dog!

“@DesignMuseum #fontsunday - there's so many to choose from. First up : #thesnobs”

One of the loveliest things about my job is that it provides a bona fide excuse for hanging out in the children’s department of any given bookshop. The writerly part of me feels quite justified browsing and buying from the middle-grade and YA sections, while my arty parts love to do the same in picture books. Not that I don’t loiter, peruse and purchase in the grown-up sections, too, it’s just you miss out on some pretty good stuff if you don’t spread your wings. It was in the children’s…

pinnochio in shark mouth-- sara fanelli