BARBARA DILORENZO graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in illustration and studied painting at the Arts Students League of New York. She is the author-illustrator of ONE THURSDAY AFTERNOON (Flyaway Books), RENATO THE LION (Viking/Penguin Random House), which was chosen as a Junior Library Guild Selection, and QUINCY (Little Bee), a Crystal Kite Award finalist. When she isn’t working on books, Barbara teaches at the Arts Council of Princeton and the New York Institute of Art + Design. She is an illustrator member of the Society of Illustrators, illustrator coordinator for the New Jersey chapter of SCBWI, and the co-president of the Children’s Book Illustrators Group of New York (CBIG). Barbara lives with her family in central New Jersey. You can find her online at barbaradilorenzo.com, Twitter and Instagram.

Barbara is represented by Rachel Orr. Contact Rachel at rko(at)prospectagency.com for more information.