Pilar Molina Llorente (born 11 December 1943) is a Spanish

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writer. Among other honors, in 2013 she received the for ''Tesa''. She holds a licentiate in Fine Arts, with studies in music, philology, and psychology. She has translated several children's and young adult works from Italian and English into Spanish. Some of her books have been illustrated by .

Awards

* 1964: Doncel Novel Award for ''Ut y las estrellas'' * 1972: Doncel Biography Award for ''El terrible florentino'' * 1973: Comisión Católica Española de la Infancia (CCEI) Award for ''El terrible florentino'' * 1978: Finalist for for ''El mensaje de maese Zamaor'' * 1984: Honorable mention for the CCEI for ''Patatita'' * 1994: Honorable mention for the CCEI for ''La sombra de la daga'' * 1994:

Mildred L. Batchelder Award The Mildred L. Batchelder Award, or Batchelder Award, is an American Library Association literary award that annually recognizes the publisher of the year's "most outstanding" children's book translated into English and published in the U.S. The M ...

for ''El Aprendiz'' * 2013: for ''Tesa''

Works

* ''Ut y las estrellas'' (1964) * ''El terrible florentino'' (1973) * ''Romualdo el grillo'' (1974) * ''Carrousel 5'' (1976) * ''El mensaje de Maese Zamaor'' (1981) * ''Patatita'' (1983) * ''El parque de papel: poemas'' (1984) * ''La visita de la Condesa'' (1987) * ''El largo verano de Eugenia Mestre'' (1987) * ''Aura gris'' (1988) * ''El aprendiz'' (1989) * ''Piñata: Libro del profesor'' (1990) * ''La sombra de la daga'' (1993) * ''Navidad, el regreso de Eugenia Mestre'' (1994) * ''¿Quién pasa primero?'' (1997) * ''Pálpito de Sol'' (2001) * ''Hora de Siesta'' (2006) * ''A de alas, a de abuela'' (2012) * ''Tesa. El despacho de don Baltasar de Garciherreros'' (2013)

References

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