Beatrice Blue is an author, illustrator and art director whose first book of the Once Upon . . . series was nominated for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Her books have been translated to more than 20 languages worldwide. She also works in animation, making films as an Art Director, including for the recently released Wolfboy and the Everything Factory for Apple TV+.. In her spare time, Beatrice loves travelling, colours, books, nature and her dog, Jungle, who appears in lots of her stories. She lives and works near Madrid, Spain.