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Hi, I’m Elena Ceccato, an italian illustrator based in Cremona, Italy.
I studied fine arts and editorial illustration between Milan and Bologna, then specialized in children’s book illustration in Macerata.
I’ve mastered my technique combining watercolor with colored pencils using gradients and chiaroscuro to create emotional atmospheres.
I’m interested in folktales and scandinavian literature, I watch a lot of movies, and as soon as the opportunity arises I leave for some good adventure, illustrated or not...

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	Pollicina. Da una fiaba di Hans Christian Andersen by Hans Christian Andersen, Elena Ceccato (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Silvia Marelli (Editor) 4.10 avg rating — 16,110 ratings — published 1835 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il pesciolino d'oro by Alexander Pushkin, Aleksandr Puškin, Elena Ceccato (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 949 ratings — published 1835 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'usignolo by Hans Christian Andersen, Elena Ceccato (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.53 avg rating — 17 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Riccioli d'Oro e i tre orsi by Elena Ceccato (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Silvia Marelli (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Per tutte le piogge! by Federica Ortolan, Elena Ceccato (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hänsel e Gretel by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Elena Ceccato (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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