Stories that leave a mark

Juan Manuel Vela Vacas

Children’s stories where tradition, imagination and Jerez come to life.

Discover stories full of magic, tradition and emotion, created for children and adults alike.

My stories

Every book begins with a question

Very different stories, born from imagination, tradition and those little things that deserve to become a tale.

Before becoming the world’s most famous mouse, Pérez was just a little mouse living in Jerez.

A story of love, respect and education, set in El Puerto de Santa María. Do not judge her by how she looks, but by the heart she has.

An illustrated journey to the saint who inspired one of Christmas’s most magical legends.

About the author

I’m from Jerez and I love turning ideas, memories and little stories into tales that children and adults can enjoy together.

I’m inspired by tradition, animals and that special magic that appears when a story manages to stay in your memory.

“What if Little Mouse Pérez had been born in Jerez?”

When I discovered that Father Luis Coloma, author of the first literary description of Little Mouse Pérez, was born in Jerez, I started to imagine...

What if it had all begun here?

That is how The Origin of the Little Mouse Pérez, a story of wine cellars, little mice and tradition, was born.

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