Alicia Acosta is a professional storyteller from Andalusia (Spain). She works with groups of children in schools and combines her work with her background as a psychologist to promote the love of reading among the little ones. She is also a radio anchor and organizes theater workshops. Little Captain Jack was a finalist for the International Latino Book Award in the Best Children's Fiction Picture Book in English.

Mónica is a renowned illustrator in Spain. She has published more than 70 books in England, Australia and the USA, and has won an award by the London Children's Book Fair for her illustrations, while also receiving five International Latino Book Awards and one Living Now Award.