Lluís Farré
Lluís Farré (born 12 January 1970) is a Spanish writer born and based in Barcelona. He started his professional career in 1993, mostly in children’s literature. Although most of his books have been published in Spain and in its four languages, some have also been translated into English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Korean, and Tibetan. Lluís started to publish in the United States, and has also had a book published by the Tibetan Government in exile.
Lluís also produces a series of wooden toys based on children’s tales, under the brand Paquita’s toys, inspired by one of his characters: Paquita, a sheep.[1][2]
Awards[edit]
He has won, among others, the following awards:
- Lazarillo Illustration Award in 1995
- Junceda illustration Award, School Books Illustration Category, by APLC (Professional Association of Catalan Illustrators), in 2005
- Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Award to the story El nen Gris (the Grey Boy) in 2006
- Serra d’Or, Critic’s award to the best book of children’s literature in Catalan in 2002, 2007 and 2010: Endrapallibres (Book Eater), El nen Gris (The Grey Boy), L’arca de noè (Noah's Ark)[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Recorrido por varios libros del escritor e ilustrador Lluís Farré". Ciutat de la literatura (in Spanish). 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Lluís Farré Estrada". Literatura Infantil y Juvenil SM. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Lluís Farré Estrada". Literatura Infantil y Juvenil SM. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
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