María Cristina Ramos

María Cristina Ramos (born 1952) is an Argentine writer and educator. Known primarily for her children's books, she was awarded the SM Ibero-American Prize for Children's and Youth Literature in 2016. In 2020, she was named a finalist for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

Biography Ramos was born in San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina, in 1952. She has lived most of her life in Neuquén.

In 1988, Ramos published her first children's book, the poetry anthology Un sol para tu sombrero (A Sun for Your Hat). She has since published over 50 works.

Ramos is a teacher educator who, in addition to children's literature, writes pedagogical texts.

In 2020, she was named one of six finalists for the International Board on Books for Young People's Hans Christian Andersen Award, one of the top prizes for writers of children's literature.

Selected works

Azul la cordillera (Blue, the Mountain Chain), 1995. Ruedamares, pirata de la mar bravia (Wheel-seas, Pirate of the Brave Sea), 1997. La luna lleva un silencio (The Moon Carried a Silence), 2005. Mientras duermen las piedras (Meanwhile the Stones Are Sleeping), 2009. El trasluz (Against the Light), 2013.