Carme Solé Vendrell

Carme Solé Vendrell (born Barcelona, 1944) 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 Premi 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: "Premi 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) ISBN 9788426437884,

Works in English

 * Water Childrens Press Choice, 1984, ISBN 9780516086941,
 * Sally's story London : Blackie, 1984. ISBN 9780216915756,