Fran Pintadera is an oral storyteller, social theater director, and award-winning children's author whose work is distinguished by its humor, imaginative spirit, and celebration of the beauty in the everyday. Translated into multiple languages, his books have received international recognition, including the 2026 Fiction BolognaRagazzi Award for his picture book Weightless. His other titles include Why Do We Cry?, a Bank Street College Best Book of the Year, and Madani’s Best Game.

Raquel Catalina is a Spanish author and illustrator who studied Fine Arts in Madrid and later completed a postgraduate degree in Illustration in Valencia. Her work has received numerous awards and recognitions, including the Fiction BolognaRagazzi Award, Cuatrogatos Foundation Award, and the International Compostela Prize for Picture Books. Her books include Benji’s Blanket and Madani’s Best Game, the original Spanish edition of which was selected as a New York Public Library Best Spanish-Language Book for Kids in 2021.