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."