Davide is an Italian artist. He lives in Spain and is represented in UK by Beehiveillustration.com and Illozoo.com trought the world.
Soon after earning his diploma at 'Foiso Fois' Arts High School in Cagliari, Sardinia, he takes up a career as an advertising graphic designer.
At the same time, he keeps working on his skill on oil paintings, taking part in several art exhibitions. When he moves to Madrid, in 2008, he discovers children's book illustrations.
Gloomy open spaces, dreamy in-between atmospheres, a strong chromatic impression mixed with imaginary elements are the main features of his work. He is on a quest to conjure colourful and fantastic places, where time stops to offer biggest emotions in smallest people.
Published Books:
Versos de Fantasía (2015) Istarduk Ediciones.
Nick Knight Super Sub (2015) Franklin Watts.
Bedtime on the farm (2015) Cambridge University Press.
Un Pirata en mi habitación (2015) Libros Unicos
El jardín del gigante (2016) Istarduk Ediciones.
Billy the Bravest Bee (2016)
Awful Astronaut (2016) Franklin Watts
English readers "The Wonderful Wizard of OZ" (2016) Usborne
Richard III (2016) Collins Big Cat
Guillermo el Globito (2016) Istarduk Ediciones
¿Donde se Escondieron las notas de mi piano? (2017) Tramontana Editorial
Beauty and Beast (2017) Parragon Books
Rapunzel (2017) Parragon Books
English Readers "Snow White" (2017) Usborne
Rose Muddle Mysteries "The Amber Pendant" (2017) Usborne
Rose Muddle Mysteries "The Secret Ruby" (2017) Usborne
Danger in The Dark (2017) Oxford
Up in a Rocket (2017) Harper Collins
The Legend of Jack Riddle - cover aw- (2017) Capstone
Cinderella (2017) Quarto Knows
The Boy Who Said NO (2017) Cambridge University Press
I Tre Moschettieri (2018) EL edizioni
Northanger Abbey (2018) Oxford University Press
Tom's Titanic (2019) Reading Champion Hachette
Peep Inside a Fairy Tale - Jack and the Beanstalk (2019) Usborne
La Cittá Senza Cioccolato - cover aw- (2019) Mondadori
The Whispering Wars (2019) Scholastic US
The Dragon in the Library (2019) Nosy Crow
The Stolen Spear (2019) Maverick
Arturo Leal y el Perro Fantasma (2019) SM
La Leggenda della Spada nella Roccia (2019) EL edizioni
Robin Hood (2019) Harper Collins
Lostland Ally Gram e la terra degli oggetti smarriti (2019) DeA Planeta libri
Souffragettes, Their fight for the vote! (2020) Rising Star Reading Planet
The Knight Who Could Knit (2020) Harper Collins
CID el primer caballero (2020) Alfaguara
The Whispering Stones (2020) Maverick
The Monster in the lake (2020) Nosy Crow
Get Rid of Bullies (2020) White Star Kids
The Problem Children Island in the Stars (2020) Katherine Tegen Books
The Tooth Fairy and the home of the coin makers (2020) Owlett Press
The Tooth Fairy and the magical journey (2020) Owlett Press
The Tooth Fairy and the teeth takers (2021) Owlett Press
Lostland Ritorno al Mondo che non c’é (2021) DeA Planeta libri
La Banda degli Dei (2021) Mondadori
Los Mejores Casos de Sherlock Holmes (2021) ANAYA
The Mysterious Island (2021) Maverick
The Wizard in the Wood (2021) Maverick
Jamie McFlair Vs The Boyband Generator (2021) Hodder Hachette
Run, Friend, Run! (2020) Oxford University Press
The Tooth Fairy and the sugarplum pixie (2022) Owlett Press
The Double Trouble Society (2022) Penguin Random House
Jamie McFlair Vs The Ultimate Brain Hack (2022) Hodder Hachette
The Wolf’s Song (2022) Maverick
The Woodcutter and the Snow Prince (2022) Owlett Press
Read Write Inc. Phonics: The Romans (2022) Oxford University Press
Help (2023) Oxford University Press
Ana, la de Tejas Verdes (2023) ANAYA
Wish, esprimi un desiderio (2023) Rizzoli
Le avventure di Mistica Maeva (2023) Rizzoli
The Double Trouble Society and the Worse Curse (2023) Penguin Random House
La Pulga Espacial (2023) Cumio
How Cats Say I Love You (2023) Platypus Media
The Umbrella Maker Son (2023) Little Brown
Ant and Grasshopper (2023) Oxford
Marie Curie y los Esqueletos (2023) ANAYA
Healty Kids, Understand Puberty (2024) Hachette
Healty Kids, Keep Yourself Clean (2024) Hachette
Healty Kids, Eat Healthy Food (2024) Hachette
Healty Kids, Exercise Your Body (2024) Hachette
Digger, Dig or Die! (2024) Red Chair press
Sustainable Sam (2024) Starfish Bay Publishing
Audrey Fry is a Spy (2024) Harper Collins (Collins Big Cat)
King Arthur (2024) Miles Kelly
Wizard of Oz Tarot Deck (2025) Insight , Simon & Schuster
contact@davideortu.com