Much of the Venezuelan Irma Borges work in the performing arts as an actress, playwright anddirector has been dedicated to children and young people. Some of her plays arepublished in drama anthologies. She has made puppets for all audiences,dramaturgy for circus and also adaptations of classics plays for theater. Sheis an oral storyteller and is passionate about reading. She combines hercreative work with workshops for professionals in performing arts, educationand people at risk of social exclusion. After working as anauthor, cartoonist and illustrator for several magazines and newspapers suchas Linus, Cuore, Il Manifesto, Il Clandestino or Baribal, Francesco Fanani dedicated himself to different fields of illustration, in particular tochildren and young adults illustrated books and educational or advertisingcampaigns.He has collaborated withthe main Italian publishers (El/Einaudi Ragazzi, Walt Disney, Zanichelli,Giunti Editore, Mondadori, Panini, Il Castoro, Lapis Edizioni, Beisler amongthe others) and his artwork has been published in USA, France, Great Britain,Spain, China, South Africa and other countries.