Eva Montanari was born in Rimini, Italy, in 1977.

Graduating from the State Institute of Art and from European Institute of Design in Milano; she started out as an illustrator when she was still student.

After that, she wrote and illustrated three books for a small Italian Publishing House.

In Italy she illustrates calendars, covers, posters and contributes with magazines and agencies.

Her paintings have been exhibited in many exhibitions in Italy and abroad.

With her book “The Crocodile True Color” (Watson Gutpill), she has won the “Alpi Apuane” award, for the Best Picture Book in 2002 .

In 2003, she has won the first award of “Illustration Prize of Cento”, Italy.

In 2004 her book “Tiff, Taff and Lulù”, has been selected for the Original Art Show of the Society of Illustrators, in New York.

And in 2000, 2001,2002 and 2003 she has been selected at the international exhibition of Bologna Children's Book Fair.

Working with Italian and foreign Publishing Houses, she’s also the writer of texts for her picture books.

Eva particularly loves to illustrate her own stories.

Just in this way, she can create a world who didn’t exist before, it just lived on her mind, and seeing it materialized on the page through words, shapes and colors.

Through her books, Eva can make be seen the impalpable ideas who cross her mind, and share them with her young readers.