Sara Fanelli facts for kids

Sara Fanelli was born on July 20, 1969. She is a talented British artist and illustrator. She is most famous for creating wonderful picture books for children.

About Sara Fanelli

Her Early Life

Sara Fanelli was born in Florence, Italy. When she was older, she moved to London. There, she studied art at two famous schools. First, she went to Camberwell College of Art. Then, she studied at the Royal College of Art. She finished her studies in 1995.

Her Amazing Career

Sara Fanelli works on many different projects. She creates illustrations for various things. She also writes and illustrates her own books. Her children's books are very popular. They have been published in many languages. She has won several international awards for her work.

Awards and Honors

Sara Fanelli has won many awards. She won the Victoria and Albert Museum Illustration Award twice. This is a very important award for illustrators. She also won D&AD Silver Awards. These were for a postage stamp, a poster, and her book "Sometimes I think, sometimes I am."

In 2006, Sara Fanelli received a special honor. She became an HonRDI. This means Honorary Royal Designer for Industry. She was the first woman illustrator to get this award. Since 2000, she has also been a member of AGI. This is a group of top graphic designers from around the world.

Famous Works

In 2006, the Tate Modern art museum asked Sara Fanelli to help. She designed the entrances for four art galleries. She also created a long timeline of artists. This timeline was 40 meters long. It showed artists from the 20th century.

One of her most famous books is My Map Book. Many libraries around the world have this book. It is a picture book with a special folded map inside. It was first published in 1995. In 2014, My Map Book won the Phoenix Picture Book Award. This award celebrates great picture books. It looks at how well pictures and words work together.

Books by Sara Fanelli

Sara Fanelli has written and illustrated many books. Here are some of her well-known works:

Picture Books

• Button (1994)
• My Map Book (1995)
• Pinocchio Picture Box (1996)
• Cinderella Picture Box (1996)
• Wolf! (1997)
• A Dog's Life (1998)
• It's Dreamtime (1999)
• Dear Diary (2000)
• First Flight (2002)
• Mythological Monsters of Ancient Greece (2002)
• Pinocchio (2003) – her own version of the classic story
• Sometimes I think, Sometimes I am (2007)
• The Onion's Great Escape (2012) – this is a movable book, which means it has parts that move or pop up.

Poetry Collections

Sara Fanelli has also illustrated poems for other writers:

• Dibby Dubby Dhu and other poems, by George Barker (poet) (1997)
• All Sorts: poems, by Christopher Reid (writer) (1999)
• Alphabicycle Order, poetry by Reid (2001)
• The New Faber Book of Children's Verse, edited by Matthew Sweeney (2001)
• Sensational!: poems inspired by the five senses, selected by Roger McGough (2004)