Pellicioli, Anna: - Anna Pellicioli (Istanbul, Turkey) was born in Italy, the third of five children. Since then, she has moved to seven different countries, including France, Nepal and Russia. She graduated from Barnard College and earned a Masters in Education from Columbia University. Before writing books, she taught high school English and Literacy. She now lives in Istanbul with her husband and three children. Her other loves include walking in the woods, swimming in the ocean, and reading picture books aloud.