Carlo Collodi (the pen name of Carlo Lorenzini) was born in Florence in 1826. His parents were servants and the family was extremely poor, but Carlo was fortunate to have his education paid for by a wealthy aristocrat and he became a successful author and translator. He published several novels and satirical works as well as popular translations of many traditional fairy tales. He died in 1890, unaware of the lasting legacy of his most famous work, The Adventures of Pinocchio . Robert Ingpen was born in 1936 in Geelong, Australia. He studied illustration art and book design at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. In 1986 he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his contribution to children's literature and has been honoured with Membership of the Order of Australia. A world-renowned artist and author, he has designed, illustrated and written over 100 books.

This series of classic works illustrated by Robert includes Treasure Island , Peter Pan and Wendy , The Jungle Book , The Wind in the Willows and A Christmas Carol . Robert lives and works in Anglesea, nei>, The Jungle Book , The Wind in the Willows and A Christmas Carol . Robert lives and works in Anglesea, near his home town of Geelong.i>, The Jungle Book , The Wind in the Willows and A Christmas Carol . Robert lives and works in Anglesea, nei>, The Jungle Book , The Wind in the Willows and A Christmas Carol . Robert lives and works in Anglesea, near his home town of Geelong.