The award-winning author Roberto Aliaga was born in Spain in 1976. He's a biologist and writer of children's literature. More than 50 of his books are published and translated into 16 languages. Aliaga has won 8 literary awards, among which are the International Latino Book Awards he won in 2014 with Dorothy (Cuento de luz, 2014) and in 2016 with The Little Golden Key (Cuento de luz, 2016). Mar Blanco is a freelance illustrator based in Madrid, Spain. In 2010 she finished her bachelor's degree in Fine Arts in Valencia and moved to Madrid to study Artistic Direction. During her short professional trajectory she has worked with children's publishers (Dorothy - a different kind of friend and Ignacio's Laugh by Cuento de Luz) as well as for publishers of fiction literature. Some of her recognitions include the Bancaja Award for Best Career Project (2009, her recognition as young talent for the Caja Murcia Foundation (2010). Her last public exhibit was in Ilustrísima 2014 at the ABC Museum of Madrid.
