Cuento Contigo Author

Cuento Contigo. The Gil Gayarre Foundation is an organization of recognized prestige for its personalized care model, founded by Carmen Gayarre Galbete (Pamplona, 1900) who, after her son Luis was born with Down Syndrome, specialized in special education and received the Queen Sofía Prize for Rehabilitation and Integration for an egalitarian and inclusive education. Currently, the foundation accompanies people with intellectual disabilities and their families in the development of their life projects, with the goal of achieving the greatest possible social inclusion. This story was born within the literary creativity workshop Cuento Contigo and from the hearts of six people with intellectual disabilities: Carmen Alonso, Magdalena Gómez, Maribel Sastre, Carmen Descalzo, Juan Manuel Herrero, and José Luis Esteban.

María Paniagua (Madrid, 1971) is an author and illustrator of children's books, and has spent years working in the decoration sector, illustrating products for children's rooms and spaces. As a child, due to a long illness, she spent a lot of time in bed surrounded by stories and colored pencils. From this experience comes her desire to give wings to the characters in the stories she illustrates, so they can go as far as they wish. Her style includes digital and analog methods, such as watercolor, and the message she conveys through her work is one of deep love for childhood and nature.