| Josep Vallverdu i Aixala | |
| Birth Place: | Lleida, Catalonia, Spain |
| Nationality: | Spain |
| Awards: | National Prize for Children's Literature by the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sport (1982) |
Josep Vallverdú i Aixalà (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ʒuˈzɛb ˌbaʎβəɾˈðu/; born 9 July 1923) is a Catalan poet, novelist, playwright, linguist and essayist.
Vallverdú was born in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain on 9 July 1923. His narrative Rovelló served as basis for a TV-series in TV3 (Catalonia). His works, rich in vocabulary, have been widely used in the Catalan classrooms.
Vallverdú was awarded by the Ministry of Culture in 1982 the National Spanish Prize in Children's Literature.