Eva Montanari was born in Rimini, Italy, in 1977. She studied at the State Institute of Art in Milan and then at the European Institute of Design. She started illustrating when she was still a student and went on to write and illustrate three books for a small Italian Publishing House. Since then she has written and illustrated children's books in Italy, United States, Japan, Taiwan, France, UK and Germany. Eva works in a variety of medium such as acrylic, pastels, oil, wax, pencils, chalk and collage.

She lives and works in Italy, illustrating picture books, teaching illustration and also making calendars, covers, posters, and commissions for magazines. Her paintings have been exhibited worldwide.

Eva loves to illustrate her own stories; this way she can create a world that didn't exist before. Through her books she makes impalpable ideas that cross her mind be seen and share them with her young readers.