Lygia Bojunga Nunes

Lygia Bojunga Nunes (born August 26, 1932, in Pelotas, Brazil) is a Brazilian writer renowned for her children's books that blend magical realism, fantasy, and social commentary from a child's perspective. She began her career as an actress and worked in radio and TV before publishing her first book in 1972, earning prestigious awards including the Hans Christian Andersen Medal (1982) and Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (2004). She is alive with no death year recorded.