Steve Irwin: Volume 104

About the author

Sonny Ross

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children's books. In 2014, she created a book for her two twin nieces for their birthday, which shortly thereafter became the first book in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series. This multimillion-copy bestselling series of picture books explores the lives of outstanding p eople. From Mahatma Gandhi to Aretha Franklin, to Prince, Sanchez Vegara researches complex careers and makes them accessible to young children, with her unique and mindful style of writing. She works with a diverse team of illustrators to make each book lively, eye-catching and motivating. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. Sonny Ross is an illustrator based in Manchester, U.K. They work across editorial, publishing and textiles and love to use colour and humour to help tell a story. A lifelong animal lover and childhood fan of Steve Irwin, their home is currently under the control of a few cats and a very energetic Border Collie.

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara