Anna Cunha is a Brazilian illustrator, living and working in Belo Horizonte. Some of her picture books include Fly, written by Brittany J. Thurman; Anita and the Dragons, written by Hannah Carmona; and the award-winning A Story about Afiya, written by James Berry. She graduated with a degree in fine arts from Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais and got a graduate degree in illustration from EINA Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Anna has illustrated more than twenty books for Brazilian and foreign publishers and has won the Aeilij Prize for her work. She's also been nominated several times for the Jabuti Prize, the most prestigious Brazilian literature prize, been awarded a special mention at the João-de-Barro Prize, and was one of the Brazilian entrants for the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava.