Francesca Cavallo

"There is nothing more political than children's literature: the stories children grow up with shape our future".

This belief has guided Francesca Cavallo's 15-year career in children's publishing.

As the creator of the bestselling "Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls" series and "Doctor Li and the Crown-wearing Virus," the most-read children's book during the COVID-19 pandemic, Cavallo is a New York Times bestselling author and a prominent advocate for gender equality and LGBTQ+ rights.

Her accolades include the Publisher's Weekly Star Watch Award (2018), the ABIA International Book of the Year in Australia, and the Children's Book of the Year in Germany. In 2019, her "Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls" podcast won a People's Choice Award. Cavallo's work, translated into over 50 languages, continues to inspire a new generation. She currently resides in Rome.