The authors met while they were working together at the Fundació Miró bookstore in Barcelona. They came up with the idea of Mironins, pitched it to Miró’s estate and the Fundació Miró, contacted the publisher and the rest is history... now Mironins even has its own cartoon series on TV!

Ana Manso was born in Barcelona in 1969, in the Gràcia neighbourhood, and is the sixth of seven siblings. She writes scripts for TV series and children's programmes, plus books of child and youth literature, which have brought her prizes and joy. This is her fiftieth book!!

Anna Rayo (Madrid, 1965) grew up surrounded by families very different to her own. Perhaps this is why she believes there's no such thing as normal. She is a children's author. Mónica Armiño is a freelance illustrator who works for major Spanish publishers and international studios.

She has so far published six novels for young adults (Cruce de mundos [Crossed Wolrds], Nahid, mi hermana afgana [Nahid, My Afghan Friend], Palestina [Palestina], Sinfonía de la Tierra [Symphony of the Earth], La banda de la plazoleta [The Gang from the Square], Mi diablo lleva zancos [My Devil U