Dieter Böge is a picture book author, translator, and founding member of the “New Picture Book” Association. He studied art history and illustration, and teaches drawing, painting, and illustration at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences.

Benjamin Gottwald lives in Hamburg, Germany, where he works as an illustrator and animator, draws for a magazine, and builds characters out of wood. His first book, Buzz! Boom! Bang!, was an ALA Notable Children's Book (2026) and won the Hamburg Picture Book Prize and the German Youth Literature Award.

David Henry Wilson was born in London in 1937. As well as being a translator, he is a playwright and children’s author, best known for his Jeremy James books. He lives in Somerset, England, and has two surviving children and three grandchildren.

Mariana Llanos is a Peruvian born writer, poet, and translator. She’s the author of several children’s books, including the Pura Belpré Honor Benita y las criaturas nocturnas/Benita and the Night Creatures and the award-winning ¡Corre Pequeño Chaski/Run Little Chaski. She’s passionate about visiting schools to spread the joy of reading. She lives in Oklahoma with her children, and her dog, Romeo. 

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Mariana Llanos es una escritora, poeta y traductora nacida en Perú. Es autora de varios libros para niños, entre ellos Benita y las criaturas nocturnas, ganador de un Honor Pura Belpré; y el galardonado ¡Corre, pequeño Chaski! Le apasiona visitar escuelas para contagiar su amor por la lectura. Vive en Oklahoma, Estados Unidos, con sus hijos y su perro Romeo.