Premio Imagen de Liber 2021

I’m a children’s book author and illustrator. I teach illustration and organizes creative workshops with children and adolescents in Spain, where I was born and raised, and in Italy. I had published over 40 children’s books including You and Me, Me and You (Chronicle books 2017) Les Farfelus (Les Fourmis Rouges 2015) , Sing me a song (Edelvives 2015) Una jirafa mia (Sm Brazil, 2014), Un caramel Amarillo (Edelbra Brazil, 2014),, Cuentos para dormir y soñar (Edicio- nes SM, 2012), El papá que no sabía contar cuentos (Pintar-Pintar, 2012), Cyrano de Bergerac (Repubblica-Espresso, 2011). I received awards including the Bologna Book Fair Mention, 2010-2012, Children’s Show N.o 9 of 3×3 Magazine of Contemporary Illustration 2014 and 2016 ,The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles West 51 Mention, The AOI mention of Illustration 2016. Golden award at Association of illustrators of Los Angeles ILWEST55 2017 and illustration selected by New York society of illustrators 59 annual and exhibit 2017. I live in Milan with my wife Federica and our two sons, Pablo and Javier. Born in Extremadura, Spain. He approached his childhood reading and became devourer of images, stories and books of Salgari and Mafalda. In 1999 he left Seville to attend the School of Visual Art in New York (USA), the summer school of Zavrel Stepan in Sarmede (Italy) and classes with Octavia Monaco in Bologna (Italy).

Website : http://www.migueltanco.com