Ernest Shackleton: Volume 45

About the author

Olivia Holden

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. Olivia Holden is based in West Yorkshire. She grew up in a tiny village on the Fylde Coast of Lancashire and studied Fine Art, Textiles and English Literature. Olivia enjoys mixing media to invite different textures and welcome an organic painterly style to her colourful work.

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara