Hi!

I am an award-winning author-illustrator and NYT Bestselling Illustrator from Brazil.

I am known for creating the Yeti series and have illustrated over sixty books for young readers worldwide. My most recent work as an author-illustrator is A Home for Leo (Two Lions). My first book, The Thing About Yetis, was released in 2014 and received positive reviews from The New York Times, Kirkus, and Booklist. The follow-up, Bedtime for Yeti, was released in December 2016.

I used to live in NYC, but now I'm back in my hometown of Rio with my two cats. We live among plants, picture books, and surfboards. I often visit NYC for creative inspiration.

In the USA, I have illustrated:

“Get it Done & Have Fun!” by Penn and Kim Holderness (Little, Brown);
“All You Can Be With ADHD” by Penn and Kim Holderness (Little, Brown);
“Brush, Brush, Brush Your Teeth” by Mara Conlon (Peter Pauper Press);
“Big Kids Don’t Bite!” by Mara Conlon (Peter Pauper Press);
“Just One More!” by Mara Conlon (Peter Pauper Press);
“Babe Rube’s Opposites” by Jennifer George (Abrams Books);
“Two Girls, One Dog, and a Very Unusual Week” by Sarah L. Thomson (Peachtree);
“Peek-a-Poo!” by Mara Conlon (Peter Pauper Press);
“Too Much Slime!” by Frances Gilbert (Random House);
“Naughty Ninja Takes a Bath!” by Todd Tarpley (Two Lions);
“Bob and Joss Get Lost!” and “Bob and Joss Take a Hike!” by Peter McCleery (Harper);
“Music Class Today” by David Weinstone (McMillan);
“Maddi's Fridge” by Lois Brandt (Flashlight Press), which won a Christopher Award.

For inquiries regarding writing and illustration, please get in touch with my literary agent, Christy Ewers, at christy@catagencyinc.com

https://catagencyinc.com

Awards

Winner of the NJ-SCBWI 2013 Conference Juried Art Show for Published Illustrator.

Winner of the 2014 Christopher Awards - Books for Young People with Lois Brandt's Maddi's Fridge.