André Letria (Portugal) was born in Lisbon, in 1973. He has been working as an illustrator since 1992, illustrating books for children and collaborating with newspapers and magazines on a regular basis. He is published worldwide and has won several awards such as the Portuguese Illustration Award, an Award of Excellence for Illustration by the Society for News Design (USA), three Silver Medals in the 3×3 Annual and the Grand Prix of Nami Concours (Korea). André is also the founder of Pato Lógico, a Portuguese independent publisher committed with the publication of high-quality illustrated books.