Gemma Merino

Gemma Merino is a Catalan author and illustrator born in Catalonia who studied architecture in Barcelona before pursuing children's illustration at Cambridge School of Art. She won the prestigious Macmillan Prize for Children's Illustration in 2011 and has worked in architectural practices across Spain, Dublin, Tel Aviv, and the United Kingdom. She is known for her children's picture books, including her debut 'The Crocodile Who Didn't Like Water' and 'The Cow Who Climbed a Tree.'