A writer, painter and sculptor, Myriam Yagnam was born in Ovalle, Chile. She lived in several Central and South American countries and later she came to Puerto Rico where she now lives.Yagnam is the author of several stories for children and young readers, like Fifteen Poems And a Lullaby, Girafo, The Story Of A Cat Who Learned To Fly and Yin-Yin. Others books are Tomás, el elefante que quería ser perro salchicha, Tiki y la orquídea, Historias de árboles y Los pingüinos emperadores llegan al Caribe.