Micaela Chirif is an award-winning Peruvian author of children's books and poetry. She has a degree in philosophy from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, as well as a Master's Degree in Books and Children's Literature from The Autonomous University of Barcelona. Among other awards, her picture books have won the A la Orilla del Viento picture book competition from the Spanish-language publishing house Fondo de Cultura Econ�mica and three of her picture books were White Ravens selections. Micaela's books have been translated into Korean, Japanese, English, Portuguese, and French.