Steve Irwin

Maria  Isabel Sá nchez 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 people. From Mahatma Gandhi to Aretha Franklin, to Prince, Sá nchez 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.   ​ Sonny  Ross is an illustrator based in Manchester, U. K. They work across editorial, publishing and textiles and love to use colour and humour to help tell a story. A lifelong animal lover and childhood fan of Steve Irwin, their home is currently under the control of a few cats and a very energetic Border Collie.