{"id":1109,"date":"2017-02-01T16:14:11","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T16:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mercetous.com\/about-me\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T11:18:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:18:51","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mercetous.com\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Merc\u00e8 Tous is an illustrator specializing in children’s and youth literature. Born in Barcelona, the city where she lives and works, she finds inspiration in the sea, nature, and the cultural life that surrounds her. From a very young age, she felt a deep fascination for art. She loved drawing and painting with her grandfather, her first drawing teacher, and especially enjoyed immersing herself in illustrated books, animated films, and the theater. <\/p>

She graduated in Fine Arts from the University of Barcelona and continued her artistic training by specializing in illustration at the Eina School and the Francesca Bonnemaison School. Later, she combined illustration with secondary school teaching, but for years she has worked exclusively as a freelance illustrator. <\/p>

She currently collaborates with publishers in Spain and the United States. Her illustrations, full of sensitivity, color, and expressiveness, seek to create visual worlds that spark children’s imagination and curiosity. Each new project is an opportunity to learn, travel with storybook characters, and express her own artistic perspective of her surroundings. When she is not illustrating, she enjoys hiking in the mountains with friends and spending hours dancing swing and folk music, one of her other great passions. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Publications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  • Sing Up the Earth!<\/em>. Cheryl Hellner. Paraclete Press. Massachusetts, USA, 2026. <\/li>
  • El retorn de Rovell\u00f3<\/em>. Josep Vallverd\u00fa. La Galera. Barcelona, 2025. <\/li>
  • \u00a1No soy un croqueta! No puedo gustarle a todo el mundo. <\/em> Marta Prada. Editorial Carambuco Ediciones and El Cep i la Nansa. Barcelona, 2025. <\/li>
  • La gran fiesta del invierno.<\/em> Tamara Chubarovsky. B de Block, Penguin Random House. Barcelona, 2024. <\/li>
  • Mariposas. <\/em>Cuando las families cambian. Marta Prada. Editorial Carambuco Ediciones and El Cep i la Nansa. Barcelona, 2024. <\/li>
  • La magia de las estaciones.<\/em> Tamara Chubarovsky. B de Block, Penguin Random House. Barcelona, 2023. <\/li>
  • Las 5 m\u00e1quinas del amor.<\/em> Marta Prada. Editorial Carambuco Ediciones and El Cep i la Nansa. Barcelona, 2023. <\/li>
  • Mi Primera Comuni\u00f3n, Recuerdos, historias y oraciones.<\/em> M\u00aa \u00c1ngeles Ronda. B de Block, Penguin Random House. Barcelona, 2023. <\/li>
  • El meu primer llibre de BOLETS.<\/em> Somnins Edicions Edition. Editorial Estrella Polar and Editorial Planeta (Timunmas imprint). Barcelona, 2022 <\/li>
  • Mamitis.<\/em> Marta Prada. Editorial El Cep i la Nansa. Barcelona, 2022. <\/li>
  • El gran viatge – Fugint d’Ucra\u00efna.<\/em> Nico Toril and Itziar Casas. Published by Ajuntament de Tei\u00e0. September 2022. <\/li>
  • Seven Clues.<\/em> Scott Hahn and Maura Roan McKeegan. Loyola Press. Chicago, 2022 <\/li>
  • Rut, l’estrangera que salva.<\/em> Adapted by Jes\u00fas Ballaz. Editorial Claret. Barcelona, 2020. <\/li>
  • Ja puc sortir de casa.<\/em> Lourdes Campuzano. Editorial Mediterr\u00e0nia. Barcelona, 2020. <\/li>
  • No\u00e9 i el diluvi.<\/em> Adapted by Jes\u00fas Ballaz. Editorial Claret. Barcelona, 2019. <\/li>
  • Common Threads. Adam’s day at the market.<\/em> Huda Essa. Sleeping Bear Press. Michigan, 2019. <\/li>
  • La meva Primera Comuni\u00f3.<\/em> Text by Josep Codina. Editorial Claret. Barcelona, 2019. <\/li>
  • The Advent of Christmas.<\/em> Text by Matt Maher. Published by Wellspring. Florida, 2018. <\/li>
  • El senyor Riu.<\/em> Teresa Duran. Diputaci\u00f3 de Barcelona. Barcelona, 2018. <\/li>
  • El \u00faltimo viol\u00edn.<\/em> Anna Manso. Anaya Infantil y Juvenil. March 2018. <\/li>
  • Ja vaig a l\u2019escola.<\/em> Editorial Mediterr\u00e0nia, September 2015.<\/li>
  • Tinc un amic per sempre: Jes\u00fas. La meva Primera Comuni\u00f3.<\/em> Text by Marta Minella. Publicacions de l\u2019Abadia de Montserrat, 2015. <\/li>
  • El sendero de los r\u00edos.<\/em> Text by Susanna Isern. Editorial GEU, 2014. <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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    • Illustrations for the Spanish Language 4 textbooks, Primary Education. Argumenta Program (Knowledge book, Learning dossier, Challenge program). Editorial Barcanova. Barcelona, 2023. <\/li>
    • Illustrations for the Catholic Religion textbooks – Polaris Project (Primary 1-6). Editorial Casals. Barcelona, 2022. <\/li>
    • Illustrations for the workbook “The Goat” Sundance-Newbridge. USA, 2020. <\/li>
    • Illustrations for “Passages to Comprehension” Grade 4\/5\/6. Sundance-Newbridge. USA, 2018. <\/li>
    • Lectoplanet Level 2. Various Authors. Editorial Santillana, 2016. <\/li>
    • Lectoplanet Level 3. Various Authors. Editorial Santillana, 2016. <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      Other projects<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      • Illustrations for the game “Anem d’excursi\u00f3” from El Tatano, no. 165. September 2019<\/li>
      • Illustrations for the story “Mil dies” from Cavall Fort, no. 1367. July 2019<\/li>
      • Illustrations for the covers of the Gresol 2019, 2018, 2017 diaries. Ed. Mediterr\u00e0nia <\/li>
      • Illustrations for the municipal Nativity Scene at Pla\u00e7a Sant Jaume in Barcelona. Barcelona City Council, ICUB. Barcelona, 2015. <\/li>
      • Illustrations for the \u201cKit hort\u201d game by Sembra. Barcelona, 2014. <\/li>
      • Illustrations for the \u201cEl meu primer hort\u201d game by Sembra. Barcelona, 2013. <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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        Exhibitions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        • Group exhibition at the 5th \u201cConte va! Va de contes!\u201d Fair. La Sala Contemporary Art Centre. Vilanova i la Geltr\u00fa, 2017 <\/li>
        • Group exhibition at the 4th \u201cConte va! Va de contes!\u201d Fair. La Sala Contemporary Art Centre. Vilanova i la Geltr\u00fa, 2016 <\/li>
        • \u201cAls n\u00favols\u201d exhibition. NidokCoworking. Barcelona, 2014. <\/li>
        • Group exhibition at the 3rd \u201cConte va! Va de contes!\u201d Fair La Sala Contemporary Art Centre. Vilanova i la Geltr\u00fa, 2015<\/li>
        • Group exhibition \u201cNadal il\u00b7lustrat\u201d. Parc-Sandaru Community Centre. Barcelona, 2013.<\/li>
        • Group exhibition \u201cLa Flauta M\u00e0gica\u201d. Escola de la Dona, workshop with Cristina Losantos. Bar Teatreneu. Barcelona, 2013.<\/li>
        • Group exhibition of the finalist works in the 1st \u201cLletra Petita\u201d competition. Libraries of Catalonia. Barcelona, 2012.<\/li>
        • Group exhibition \u201cBarcelona i Medell\u00edn il\u00b7lustren\u201d. Ignasi Blanch & 28th Children’s and Youth Book Fair of Catalonia
          Mollerussa, 2012. Centro Colombo Americano de Medell\u00edn, 2012.<\/li>
        • Group exhibition \u201cProcessos de Creaci\u00f3\u201d. Faculty of Fine Arts, UB. Barcelona, 2009.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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