Pep Molist (Manlleu, 1965) has always thought that things are made out of threads. He pulled the thread of the image of some Senegalese children who every summer afternoon would go to the library where Pep works. That prompted a braided story — Dos fils (“Two Threads”), with a train running over them. Pep likes reading, recommending and writing stories, as well as cycling, travelling by train, swimming, going to the cinema and the theatre, talking with his friends, chocolate and strawberries, playing, walking on the beach…

Emilio Urberuaga (Madrid, 1954) is known for illustrating Manolito Gafotas, but his work is far from limited to children’s illustration. He also specializes in painting, stamping and engraving. He works for publishing houses as well as newspapers and magazines, and his books have been translated into many languages (from Spanish into French, Italian, English, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Finnish, Lithuanian and German). He has received numerous awards.