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
Picture books can make the most beautiful bedtime reads. Arlo The Lion Who Couldn't Sleep, is a wonderfully illustrated bedtime read for all the family. From Catherine Rayner, published by Macmillan Children's Books.
8 days ago
Seeing as #NationalBedMonth has just started why not read Arlo The Lion Who Couldn't Sleep by Catherine Rayner from Macmillan Children's Books.
13 days ago
End #InternationalFriendshipMonth by reading The Go-Away Bird by Julia Donaldson. Published by Macmillan Children's Books.
14 days ago
End #InternationalFriendshipMonth by reading Five Bears by Catherine Rayner. Published by Macmillan Children's Books.
Amazing!!! Smelly Louie by Catherine Rayner. Published by Macmillan Children's Books.
19 days ago
#WorldThinkingDay calls for a brain teaser, how about Five Bears by Catherine Rayner. From Macmillan Children's Books.
20 days ago
Solomon and Mortimer is a great book to read to celebrate #HippoDay. By Catherine Rayner from Macmillan Children's Books.
27 days ago
A story all about friendship and friends. Five Bears by Catherine Rayner from Macmillan Children's Books.
1 month ago
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