I grew up in a very Italian household. I love and feel so thankful to be filled with inspiration and Italian traditions. I come from a family of artists, makers and dreamers. My childhood summer days were spent making books and stories, making doll clothes and paper dolls. I could spend hours and hours creating. After receiving my BA in graphic design and French from Western Michigan University, I decided that learning Italian was imperative. I moved to Pacentro, Italy where my father is from. I lived with my grandmother and learned Italian. I returned to America and married my college love Peter. We worked and started our own business printing t-shirts and making art. Our business Earth 2 Earth grew and so did our family. Two of my four children work for our business creating and making. I started writing and illustrating this book in 1998 after my firstborn, but never got around to finishing it until now. I kept some of the original graphics, mixed with new styles of art. I hope you will enjoy this story as much as I do.

LIsa M. Angelilli