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!! She is the author of the column La pitjor mare del món (The Worst Mother in the World) in the daily newspaper ARA and the book of the same title. She participates in literacy campaigns and contributes to the communications media. And she reads… a great deal.