Author and Illustrator
"Creativity is intelligence having fun."
- Albert Einstein
About Valeria Wicker
Valeria is an author-illustrator born and raised in Italy. She graduated with a degree in in fashion design from IPS Virginia Woolf, an Italian art institute. She moved to the United States when she was twenty years old. Valeria resides with her ever-growing family in South Carolina. When she's not illustrating, she spends time gardening, making pottery and finding new ways to apply her creativity to everything she touches.
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Valeria's Books
grown with love
the knight SNACKER
the knight SNACKER
Simon & Schuster/ M. McElderry 2024
Oliver is a proud plant-grafter and scientist who uses his verdant know-how to help his community by pairing all his neighbors with the most useful plant. He grows the Climatis Enduris for Mr. Finch to keep him dry, the Housum Immaculatis to help Mrs. Kulp stay on top of her chores, and the Shrub Architectis for Ms. Lloyd to keep her dog fenced in.
But Oliver’s trickiest customer is Mrs. Kroftombottom, who cannot keep a plant alive no matter how hard she tries. Oliver makes it his mission to grow some greenery that she can maintain, using the scientific method to determine what’s gone wrong in her garden. Can he unlock the secret ingredient that will allow her plants—and Mrs. Kroftombottom herself—to flourish?
the knight SNACKER
the knight SNACKER
the knight SNACKER
Little, Brown 2023
Sir Julian has a BIG problem. It’s bedtime, but he’s starving! Desperate for a snack to tame the hungry, grumbly beast in his stomach, he sets out on a quest to the kitchen.
But there are frightening unknowns lurking around every corner. Can he summon the courage to brave the dark and stop his rumbling tummy?
THE UGLY DOODLES
the knight SNACKER
THE UGLY DOODLES
Little, Brown/JIMMY Patterson Books 2020
After an inspiring visit to the local art museum, Raven Rembrandt is eager to create her own beautiful masterpieces. But the only thing she can seem to draw are ugly doodles -- and they won't go away, no matter how hard she tries to discard them! After a few increasingly inventive attempts to get rid of them, Raven realizes that the only way to learn to love her art is to just create.