Illustrator
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Catherine Rayner studied illustration at Edinburgh College of Art. She fell in love with the city and still lives there with her family and a small menagerie of creatures including Shannon the horse, Ena the cat and a goldfish called Richard, all of whom inspire her artwork. In 2008 Catherine was selected as one of the Ten Best New Illustrators for Booktrust's Big Picture Campaign. She has been short-listed for the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal four times, and won in 2009 for Harris Finds His Feet. In addition to illustrating for other authors such as Michael Bond, Holly Webb and Michael Morpurgo, she has also written her own picture books, including Ernest, Solomon Crocodile, Solomon and Mortimer and Smelly Louie, which won the Peter's Book of the Year award in 2015.
Solomon and Mortimer
Smelly Louie
Solomon Crocodile
Ernest
The Go-Away Bird
Gobbolino the Witch's Cat
Arlo The Lion Who Couldn't Sleep
Mini and Hardly and the Big Adventure
Five Bears
Are you going on an Easter Egg Hunt this weekend? Why not read Five Bears by Catherine Rayner from Macmillan Children's Books
Today
and laugh out loud this #InternationalMomentofLaughterDay Ernest by Catherine Rayner from Macmillan Children's Books
5 days ago
and laugh out loud this #InternationalMomentofLaughterDay Smelly Louie by Catherine Rayner from Macmillan Children's Books
and laugh out loud this #InternationalMomentofLaughterDay Solomon and Mortimer by Catherine Rayner from Macmillan Children's Books
A book about dogs to celebrate #NationalPetMonth! Smelly Louie by Catherine Rayner from Macmillan Children's Books
14 days ago
Read about cats in Gobbolino the Witch's Cat by Ursula Moray Williams from Macmillan Children's Books
Today is the day to read this brilliant book (not that you needed an excuse!), Mini and Hardly and the Big Adventure by Catherine Rayner from Macmillan Children's Books.
17 days ago
Solomon Crocodile... A book that will get anyone reading! By Catherine Rayner from Macmillan Children's Books.
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