Carme Solé i Vendrell was born in Barcelona in 1944. She has illustrated many books for children and young adults that have been published outside of Catalonia. She has received numerous recognitions and awards, including the Janus Korczak award (Poland, 1979), the Apel·les Mestres award (1983) and the Catalònia award (1984), the Premio Nacional de Illustración (1979 and 2013) and the Creu de Sant Jordi (Saint George's Cross) (2006), among others.
In 2012 her collection from the Department of Culture of the Generalitat of Catalonia was installed in the Biblioteca de Catalunya.
Carme Solé Vendrell Collection in the Biblioteca de Catalunya