The Mambo Rescue!

Patricia Lakin, a former elementary school teacher and an award-winning author, has written more than fifty published works. Her books, both fiction and nonfiction, span multiple age groups–from toddlers to middle graders. Patricia lives in New York City with her husband, Lee Koenigsberg. They have two grown sons.

Chiara Galletti tried to choke on the umbilical cord, but she did not succeed so she was born. As a witty embryo had already realized how hard life was, but there was a way to tone down it, drawing! And so she took the pencil and drew its first sine wave line. She has already felt better! She is a children’s book illustrator and character designer. She has a degree in advertising at the University for Foreigners of Perugia and a specialization in E – design at the Academy of Digital Arts Nemo Florence. Currently She is working for Astound Agency as illustrator and she is organizing digital drawing workshop teens at Biblioteca delle Nuvole of Perugia. Chiara is very curious and loves learning new things and observing the world around her in every way possible: by traveling, by reading, by watching movies, by visiting art exhibitions, by meeting new people. Drawing for her is not a hobby or a job; it is a mission. She likes to make people happy with her art and her colors.