Daniel Nesquens was born in Zaragosa in 1967. His literary career began in 2000 with Seventeen Stories and Two Penguins (Anaya). He has published over thirty titles, with humour as the predominant element, a trait not abundant in children's fiction and one which Nesquens expertly adapts to childhood logic. His most outstanding novels published with Anaya include: Strawberry Jam (1st Illustrated Album Prize, Ciudad de Alicante), My Family, Up to (Almost) 100 Bugs (White Ravens, 2002), Schooldays, Worm Purée, Daddy Had a Hat (2nd Illustraated Album Prize, Ciudad de Alicante, 2006) and the Marcos Mustard series. In 2010 he won the VII Premio Anaya for Children's and Young Adult Literature for his book The Man with Messy Hair, illustrated by Emilio Urberuaga.