Paula Merlán Was born in Vigo in 1979 and studied law and children's education. She currently combines teaching and writing and has published numerous children's books, many of which have been translated into other languages including Galician, Basque, Catalan, English, Italian, French, Korean and Madagascan. 
She won first prize in the International Latino Book Awards (USA, 2018) for most inspiring children's illustrated book with A Surprise for Mrs Tortoise, and received a special mention in the International Latino Book Awards (USA, 2020) in the best educational book for children with The Kite of Dreams.