Begoña Ibarrola was born in Bilbao but has been resident in Madrid for many years. She is an expert in emotional intelligence, multiple intelligences and music therapy. After gaining her degree in Psychology, she worked as a child therapist for fifteen years until, in 1996, she decided to dedicate herself exclusively to writing, research and teaching. For more than thirty-nine years she has taught training courses to teachers and families in different kinds of institution, and she has published more than 200 stories, some of which have been translated into up to nine languages. As well as teaching courses on Emotional Eduction and Multiple Intelligences at various teacher-training centres, she is a researcher in Neuroeducation.