Garófoli, Viviana 1970–
Garófoli, Viviana 1970–
Personal
Born June 30, 1970, in Buenos Aires, Argentina; married; husband's name Sergio; children: April, Emma. Education: Escuela National de Bellas Artes Pridiliano Pueyrredon, B.F.A., 1995. Hobbies and other interests: Gardening, growing orchids.
Addresses
Home—Buenos Aires, Argentina. Agent—Mela Bolinao, MB Artists, 10 E. 29th St., New York, NY 10016. E-mail—vivigarofoli@ciudad.com.ar.
Career
Illustrator and author of children's books. Exhibitions: Work exhibited at galleries in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Writings
SELF-ILLUSTRATED
Princess, Marshall Cavendish (New York, NY), 2008.
Pirates, Marshall Cavendish (New York, NY), 2008.
ILLUSTRATOR
Adela Basch, La sonrisa en la caja, Libros del Quirquincho (Buenos Aires, Argentina), 1994.
Susana Szwarc, Había una vez un circo, Libros del Quirquincho (Buenos Aires, Argentina), 1996.
Graciela Repún, Yo no picoteo como un pajarito, Libros del Quirquincho (Buenos Aires, Argentina), 1996.
Darío Rojo and Mario Varela, El trabajo de los animales, Libros del Quirquincho (Buenos Aires, Argentina), 1996.
Patricia Suarez, La historia de Gallagher, Libros del Quirquincho (Buenos Aires, Argentina), 1997.
María Brandán Aráoz, Magdalena en el zoológico, Editorial Alfaguara (Buenos Aires, Argentina), 1999.
Laura Devetach, El otro lado del mundo, Editorial Alfaguara (Buenos Aires, Argentina), 1999.
Enrique Melantoni, Nombres. Sobre nombres para toda ocasión, Editorial el Ateneo (Buenos Aires, Argentina), 2000.
María Elena Walsh, Versos tradicionales para cebollitas, Editorial Alfaguara (Buenos Aires, Argentina), 2000.
Graciela Repún, Mi nuevo hermanito, Editorial Planeta Junior (Buenos Aires, Argentina), 2001.
Graciela Repún, Famila, la mía, la tuya, la de los demás, Editorial Planeta Junior (Buenos Aires, Argentina), 2001.
Adela Basch, José de San Martin. Caballero del principio al fin, Editorial Alfaguara (Buenos Aires, Argentina), 2001.
Jackie Wolf, Night-night, Sleep Tight, Playhouse (Akron, OH), 2004.
Kirsten Hall, Zoom, Zoom, Zoom, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2004.
Annie Auerbach, My Race into Space, Piggy Toes Press (Los Angeles, CA), 2004.
Mary Man-Kong, The Spooky Smells of Halloween, Golden Books (New York, NY), 2005.
Lisa Schroeder, Baby Can't Sleep, Sterling Publisher (New York, NY), 2005.
Dorothea DePrisco, Mommy and Me; Daddy and Me, Piggy Toes Press (Inglewood, CA), 2006.
Susan Middleton Elya, Sophie's Trophy, Putnam (New York, NY), 2006.
Jonathan London, My Big Rig, Marshall Cavendish (Tarrytown, NY), 2007.
Patricia Hubbell, Firefighters!: Speeding! Spraying! Saving!, Marshall Cavendish (Tarrytown, NY), 2007.
Patricia Hubbell, Police!: Hurrying! Helping! Saving!, Marshall Cavendish (Tarrytown, NY), 2008.
Barbara Park, Ma! There's Nothing to Do Here!, Random House (New York, NY), 2008.
Also contributor of illustrations to other books published in Argentina, including titles by A. Sapongnikof, María Granta, and Graciel Repún.
Biographical and Critical Sources
PERIODICALS
Booklist, June 1, 2006, Kay Weisman, review of Sophie's Trophy, p. 82; March 1, 2007, Hazel Rochman, review of Firefighters!: Speeding! Spraying! Saving!, p. 88; April 15, 2007, Carolyn Phelan, review of My Big Rig, p. 49; December 15, 2007, Julie Cummins, review of Ma! There's Nothing to Do Here!, p. 50.
Kirkus Reviews, May 15, 2006, review of Sophie's Trophy, p. 517; February 15, 2007, review of Firefighters! and My Big Rig.
Publishers Weekly, November 28, 2005, review of Baby Can't Sleep, p. 50; February 26, 2007, review of My Big Rig, p. 88; November 19, 2007, review of Ma!, p. 55.
School Library Journal, January, 2006, Suzanne Myers Harold, review of Baby Can't Sleep, p. 113; August, 2006, Amelia Jenkins, review of Sophie's Trophy, p. 81; May, 2007, DeAnn Okamura, review of Firefighters!, p. 98, and Lynn K. Vanca, review of My Big Rig, p. 102.
ONLINE
Imaginaria Web site, http://www.imaginaria.com/ar/ (June 5, 2002), "Viviana Garófoli."