Maria Pascual Alberich

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Maria Pascual Alberich (Barcelona, 1 July 1933 – 13 December 2011) was a popular Spanish illustrator. She began her career in the late 1940s, drawing for editors such as Ameller (Los Mil y un cuentos, Princesita), Marte (Sam, Cuentos Mariposa) and Toray (Azucena, Cuentos de la Abuelita, Mis cuentos). From 1955 she mainly worked for Toray, creating many books: Alice (1955), Graciela (1956), Lindaflor (1958), Rosas Blancas (1958), Guendalina (1959), Susan (1959), Serenade (1959) and Tales Diadema (1960). She also published a couple of comics with Editorial Bruguera: Sissi (1957) and Cuentos de Andersen (1958). Later she worked with Editorial Susaeta, publishing collections such as Las muñecas Pascual Maria and Muñecas recortables de María Pascual. Her most important work came with Grupo Océano, including Cuentos infantiles, La Biblia infantil, Fábulas, Las Mil y una noches, Aprenda inglés con María Pascual, Aprendo matemáticas, Mi primer diccionario, El sexo contado a los pequeños, and more. These works were mainly for South American markets and some European countries. She created more than 2,000 drawings, many of which are kept at the Biblioteca de Catalunya.