Carles Arbat (Bescanó, Girona, 1973) has extensive professional experience. He graduated in 1997 in Applied Arts and Artistic Trades, specialising in Graphic Design. He won the competition for the Cartel del Salón del Libro Infantil y Juvenil in 2000, the Premio Lazarillo illustrator’s award in 2002 and the Premi Llibreter for illustrated books in 2005.