Nicoletta Costa is the creator of characters Olga the Cloud and Julian Rabbit.
15 Facts About Nicoletta Costa
1.
2.
Nicoletta Costa's books have been translated into several languages, including English, Spanish, and Japanese.
3.
Nicoletta Costa is one of the most published authors of children's books in Italy.
4.
Nicoletta Costa was born in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, in 1953.
5.
Nicoletta Costa enjoyed drawing ever since her childhood, and at twelve she illustrated her first book, titling it Il pesciolino piccolo.
6.
Nicoletta Costa earned a degree in architecture from the University of Venice in 1978.
7.
Nicoletta Costa said that she liked her job, but she soon found out that her true passion was writing and illustrating children's books, so, after publishing a number of children's books, she decided to pursue her passion.
8.
Nicoletta Costa started her career as an illustrator two years upon graduation.
9.
Nicoletta Costa has collaborated with several companies in the creation of stationery, toys, and clothes.
10.
Nicoletta Costa collaborated with UNICEF for the illustration of Christmas cards, and designed several baby clothes lines for Benetton.
11.
Nicoletta Costa has collaborated with Italian supermarket chain Coop; with her characters, notably Olga the Cloud, appearing on Coop's baby products.
12.
Nicoletta Costa's best known characters are Olga the Cloud, Blue Bear, Catherine the Goose, Theodora the Witch, John the Tree, Margaret the Teacher, Cats, Mr Kite, and Julio Bunny, or Julian Rabbit.
13.
Olga the Cloud appears in Nicoletta Costa's sketches dating from the time she was studying at the University.
14.
Nicoletta Costa's books are often used to introduce kids to reading in Italy, and have been used for this purpose to some extent in other countries, including the United States, in Chicago's Italo-American community.
15.
Nicoletta Costa has received several awards, including the 1989,1994 and 2010 Andersen Prize.