Carme Solé Vendrell (born 1944 in Barcelona) is a Spanish illustrator and writer, mainly of children's books. Since 1968, she has illustrated more than a hundred books. She has also worked on television series such as Víctor y María. She was a Premio Nacional de Cultura laureate in 1979 and 2012.
Between 2012 and 2015 her collection was deposited in the Biblioteca de Catalunya, consisting of about 400 drawings.
Awards 1979: "Premio Nacional de Cultura" 1993: "Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Literatura Infantil i Juvenil" for her illustrations in Brrrrrgg! by Jaume Escala 2006: Creu de Sant Jordi Award 2012: "Premi Nacional de Cultura"
Selected works Raspall (1981) La lluna d'en Joan (1982) Jo les volia (1984) En Joan és molt petit (1990) Els nens del mar (1991) Magenta la petita fada (2003) ,
Works in English Water Childrens Press Choice, 1984, , Sally's story London : Blackie, 1984. ,
References
Sources "Carme Solé Vendrell", by Jaime García Sobrino, in Nous voulons lire !, no. 104, June 1994, pp. 81–88 "Carme Solé Vendrell", in CLIJ, no. 60, April 1994, pp. 25–26 "Carme Solé i Vendrell" in Bookbird, no. 32-33, Autumn 1994, p. 48
External links
Official website Carme Solé Vendrell collection in the National Library of Catalonia