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) ,
Works in English
Water Childrens Press Choice, 1984, , Sally's story London : Blackie, 1984. ,
References
Sources
"Carme Solé Vendrell", por Jaime García Sobrino, en Nous voulons lire !, n° 104, junio de 1994, pp. 81–88. "Carme Solé Vendrell", en CLIJ, n° 60, abril de 1994, pp. 25–26. "Carme Solé i Vendrell" en Bookbird, n° 32-33, otoño de 1994, p. 48.