Fina Casalderrey (born 11 August 1951) is a Spanish writer and educator, considered to be one of the most important writers of Galician children's literature.
Life and career
She was born in Xeve in Pontevedra and began a career in teaching. She first began writing for the theatre before turning to children's books and later books on gastronomy.
She received the Castelao Medal in 2003 and the in 2015. Casalderry is a member of the Royal Galician Academy. Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. She has also written scripts for a number of short films.
Selected works
Children's literature
Dos lágrimas por máquina (1992) received the
(1995) received the and the Premio O Barco de Vapor
El estanque de los patos pobres (1996) received the
El lago de las niñas mudas, children's literature (2007) received the
Gastronomy
El libro de la empanada (1993) Fiestas gastronómicas de Galicia (1994)
Films
Garuda (2010) Dos letras (2011) Querido Tomás (2013) La última moneda (2016)