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Mara del Pilar Lpez vila (Cartagena, 1969) es una escritora de cuentos infantiles. Su pasin por la literatura infantil empez cuando era muy pequea: a los nueve aos ya empezaba a escribir cuentos para nios. Es doctora en Veterinaria y en la actualidad trabaja como profesora de Biologa y Geologa en un instituto de Cceres. Adems, es directora del Teatro Paraso. En diciembre de 2010 recibi el tercer premio ""Joaqun Sama"" a la Innovacin Educativa en la categora ""Una escuela ms cvica y solidaria"", por el proyecto titulado ""Aprovechamiento de materiales de desecho"". En Cuento de Luz ha publicado Ayobami y el nombre de los animales (2017), que le vali el premio International Latino Book Awards en 2018, y La cometa de los sueos (2019). Mar Azabal is a graduate in Geography, specialising in Administration and archive conservation. Her real dream was to create stories through drawing and illustration. She currently lives in Toledo, Spain, and spends her time teaching illustration courses for children, creating stories and enjoying raising her little child. In 2018 he illustrated the picture book Ayobami and the Names of the Animals (Cuento de luz, 2018), which won the Silver Medal at the 2018 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards and Gold Medal at the International Latino Book Awards.
"""Sandwiched between endpapers of yellow-lined paper showing the upper- and lowercase cursive alphabet, this quiet story shouts the pricelessness of literacy.(...) A marvelous tale of one girl’s passion for reading, writing, and learning."" ~ Kirkus Starred Review “ (…) Younger children will likely relate to and enjoy Ayobami’s perseverance to attend class. The framework of “naming” animals will also likely appeal to early elementary school–aged children, particularly as they themselves are learning about—and how to write the names of—various animals (…) A solid purchase for elementary school libraries.” ~ School Library Journal ""With the feel of an Aesop’s fable, this story is both empowering and reflective of the joy school can bring to children whose lives have been disrupted by war. Beautiful illustrations in graphite, watercolor, and colored pencil lend an ethereal, magical quality to this unnamed place, where dangerous creatures have endearing faces, and letters of the alphabet flutter around Ayobami like protective stardust."" ~ Booklist"
