Dear illustrator, you who plan to visit the Bologna Children's Book Fair for the first time, this detailed insight is for you. Here are a few things I have found out before going to Bologna, some things I have learned there, and my overall impression. Before my trip, I tried to inform myself as much as I could. I found a hotel relatively close to the Fair and I read a few illustrator's guidelines just to be sure what to expect. I packed my fresh portfolio, a dummy book, bus