Cristiane Tavares was born in São Paulo, on a cold autumn morning. However, she always wished to have been born in a small town in Minas Gerais, nestled between mountains, or by the sea. It was on a beach in Bahia that she first met her son, Nicolas. This encounter took place on a full moon night, and the story Aos olhos do mar is inspired by that moment. This is her second book dedicated to children. Her first, Quintais, was published in 2007. Writing and reading are her greatest passions, and that’s why her work is all about writing books.

Chris Mazzotta, when she was little, was a shy girl with a very fertile imagination. As she grew up, she learned to deal with her shyness and transform what only she could see into illustrations. To do this, she had to study a way to organize the images so they could express her feelings well. In books, she finds a magical portal that inspires her and helps her discover what she calls her “poetics.” The poetics are personal, but fortunately, transferable! Here, she shows us a bit of hers.