Ana Cristina Herreros
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The True Story of a Mouse Who Never Asked for It (a New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2021)
Ana Cristina Herreros, a philologist and folklore specialist, combines her work as an editor with her day job as a professional storyteller, performing under the name Ana Griott since 1992. In addition to running her own publishing house, Libros de las Malas Compañías, she has written several books about folktales, including Libro de Monstruos españoles (a Spanish Ministry of Culture Best Book of 2011) and The True Story of a Mouse Who Never Asked for It (a New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2021).