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Catherine Rayner - Illustrator

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.

Julia Eccleshare, the editorial expert on Lovereading4kids says, Prize winning illustrator Catherine Rayner has created stunning picture books introducing delightful characters including Harris, a hare with exceptionally large feet and Ernest, a moose who is determined to get himself into a book – no mean feat when you are too big to fit in the pages. Gorgeous, warmly coloured large scale pictures lie at the heart of Catherine’s work.

Find her in Instagram @catherine.rayner

Illustrator photo copyright Mark Miller

Illustrator's Website: http://www.catherinerayner.co.uk/

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Books Illustrated By Catherine Rayner

Otto The Top Dog

Catherine Rayner

Hardback

Pre-order. 11th July 2024

£11.69 £12.99

Molly, Olive and Dexter: You Can't Catch Me!

Catherine Rayner

Hardback

Pre-order. 4th April 2024

£11.69 £12.99

Molly, Olive and Dexter: Three Best Friends

Catherine Rayner

Paperback

Pre-order. 4th April 2024

£7.19 £7.99

The Bowerbird

Julia Donaldson

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Five Bears

Catherine Rayner

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Molly, Olive and Dexter

Catherine Rayner

Hardback

In Stock

£11.69 £12.99

The Bowerbird

Julia Donaldson

Hardback

In Stock

£11.69 £12.99

Tales of Olga da Polga

Michael Bond

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Olga Meets Her Match

Michael Bond

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Olga Carries On

Michael Bond

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Olga Takes Charge

Michael Bond

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Olga Moves House

Michael Bond

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Olga Follows Her Nose

Michael Bond

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

My Pet Goldfish

Catherine Rayner

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Five Bears

Catherine Rayner

Hardback

In Stock

£11.69 £12.99

My Pet Goldfish

Catherine Rayner

Hardback

In Stock

£11.69 £12.99

Mini and Hardly and the Big Adventure

Catherine Rayner

Hardback

In Stock

£11.69 £12.99

What it's Like to be a Bird

Tim Birkhead

Hardback

In Stock

£11.69 £12.99

Solomon and Mortimer

Catherine Rayner

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Solomon Crocodile

Catherine Rayner

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Smelly Louie

Catherine Rayner

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Posy

Linda Newbery

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

The Go-Away Bird

Julia Donaldson

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Hello, Horse

Vivian French

Paperback

Not Available

Hello, Horse

Vivian French

Hardback

Not Available

One Happy Tiger

Catherine Rayner

Board book

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Olga da Polga

Michael Bond

Paperback

In Stock

£8.99 £9.99

Solamh an Crogall

Catherine Rayner

Paperback

Not Available

Iris and Isaac

Catherine Rayner

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Smelly Louie

Catherine Rayner

Hardback

Not Available

Smelly Louie

Catherine Rayner

Paperback

Not Available

Olga Da Polga

Michael Bond

Hardback

Not Available

Smelly Louie

Catherine Rayner

Board book

Not Available