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Catherine Rayner

Illustrator

About Catherine Rayner

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.

Recent updates about Catherine Rayner

Make Your Bed Day

It's Make Your Bed Day! You should read Arlo The Lion Who Couldn't Sleep by Catherine Rayner. Published by Macmillan Children's Books.

5 days ago

Teddy Bear Day

Could there be a better time to read Five Bears by Catherine Rayner.

7 days ago

International Literacy Day

Reading is so much fun, why not read The Go-Away Bird. Written by Julia Donaldson, published by Macmillan Children's Books.

8 days ago

Read a book day

Loving The Go-Away Bird by Julia Donaldson.

10 days ago

Back to school

Read The Go-Away Bird by Julia Donaldson from Macmillan Children's Books - perfect for today!

13 days ago

Back to school

Read Five Bears by Catherine Rayner from Macmillan Children's Books - perfect for today!

13 days ago

International Youth Day

The Go-Away Bird by Julia Donaldson from ##PublsihedBy## - just for you!

1 month ago

International Cat Day

Do you have a pet? Is it a cat? How about reading Gobbolino the Witch's Cat by Ursula Moray Williams from Macmillan Children's Books

1 month ago

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