María Wernicke

María Wernicke is an award-winning Argentinian author and illustrator of children’s books. She is a 2020 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award nominee. She has won the prestigious ALIJA prize in Argentina three times and has had her work included on the esteemed White Ravens list from the International Youth Library in Germany. In Brazil, one of her books was included as Highly Recommended by the National Foundation for Children and Youth Literature. Her illustrations have been part of multiple international exhibits, including at the Bratislava Biennial exhibition and the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, among others. Learn more about the author at www.mariawernicke.blogspot.com.