Author Biography

 Yael Frankel, is an author and illustrator born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1967. She has published books in her country, in France, Italy, Spain, China, South Korea, Colombia and Chile. She has been selected to exhibit her work at the Bologna Fair in 2016 and 2017. Her book A Simple Vista, edited by Amanuta, Chile, has been selected for the White Raven catalogue, curated by the International Youth Library (IYL) in Munich, Germany. Hes book El ascensor, published by Limonero, Argentina, has won the first prize at the Sharjah Children's Literature Festival, United Arab Emirates, in 2019. This same year, the book has been awarded at the International Children's Book Fair of Moscow, in the author book category. During 2020, El ascensor was selected by the International Children's and Youth Literature for the White Raven catalog, it was awarded by the Cuatrogatos Foundation and at the Nami Concours.