Gaia Stella author page

Gaia Stella biography

Gaia Stella is an Italian illustrator and author-illustrator of children’s picture books. She wrote and illustrated Welcome to My House: A Collection of First Words, a 48-page children’s book translated from French by Olivia Bartz and published by Chronicle in June 2017.

Welcome to My House: A Collection of First Words uses a cat named Olga to guide readers through rooms and household objects. The book introduces names for household items and includes a seek-and-find element built around the cat.

Stella also wrote and illustrated If I Were a Fungus, a 40-page picture book for young readers about fungi. Nanette McGuinness translated the book, and it was published on 5 March 2024.