Catherine Rayner
Email:
hello@catherinerayner.co.ukWebsite:
www.catherinerayner.co.ukBRAW network:
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Catherine Rayner lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. She works from home where her cat Ena sits on her desk all day and watches her draw. As well as Ena, she has a guinea pig called Marvin; a dog, Ellie; and a horse, Shannon. She is inspired by her pets and sometimes uses them as models.
Catherine sometimes feels as though she might go mad if she doesn't draw: 'When I think of an idea I have to sketch it instantly before the bubble bursts!' The characters themsleves provide the ideas for her stories: 'I tend to design a character first, creating a personality, this then often leads to a story. I try to depict an animal in a way which doesn't take away too many of its natural characteristics.'
Language:
EnglishAge groups:
0-4, 5-8Books written
Augustus the tiger was sad. He had lost his smile. So he did a huge tigery stretch, and set off to find it. In this book, the author and illustrator Catherine Rayner celebrates the beauty of the ...
Augustus the tiger was sad. He had lost his smile. So he did a huge tigery stretch, and set off to find it.
Ernest is a rather large moose with a rather large problem. He is so big he can't fit inside his book. Luckily Ernest is also a very determined moose, and he and his little chipmunk friend aren't ...
Harris was a very small being with very big feet. "Why do I have such enormous feet, Grandad?" Harris asked? So Grandad shows Harris how to hop high into the sky, to climb to the tops of ...
Harris was a very small being with very big feet. "Why do I have such enormous feet, Grandad?" Harris asked? So Grandad shows Harris how to hop high into the sky, to climb to the tops of ...
Iris and Isaac are NOT FRIENDS. Off they stomp, in a big huff, as far away from each other as possible. And as they stomp, they see funny, strange and wonderful things. If only they were together to ...
Norris loves plorringes! When he spots one ripening in the afternoon sun, he sits back and patiently waits for the fruit to drop from the tree into his paws. But Norris isn't the only one who adores ...
Sylvia is the only dragon in the whole world, and she is very lonely... until one day, she meets Bird. Tiny and chirpy, so different from the huge dragon, Bird somehow changes Sylvia's life for ever. ...
Books illustrated
Augustus the tiger was sad. He had lost his smile. So he did a huge tigery stretch, and set off to find it. In this book, the author and illustrator Catherine Rayner celebrates the beauty of the ...
Augustus the tiger was sad. He had lost his smile. So he did a huge tigery stretch, and set off to find it.
Ernest is a rather large moose with a rather large problem. He is so big he can't fit inside his book. Luckily Ernest is also a very determined moose, and he and his little chipmunk friend aren't ...
Harris was a very small being with very big feet. "Why do I have such enormous feet, Grandad?" Harris asked? So Grandad shows Harris how to hop high into the sky, to climb to the tops of ...
Harris was a very small being with very big feet. "Why do I have such enormous feet, Grandad?" Harris asked? So Grandad shows Harris how to hop high into the sky, to climb to the tops of ...
Norris loves plorringes! When he spots one ripening in the afternoon sun, he sits back and patiently waits for the fruit to drop from the tree into his paws. But Norris isn't the only one who adores ...
Follow the delightful Posy kitten as she bounces and pounces through her adventure-filled day. This beautifully illustrated picture book by an award-winning author and illustrator team is bound to be ...
Follow the delightful Posy kitten as she bounces and pounces through her adventure-filled day. This beautifully illustrated picture book by an award-winning author and illustrator team is bound ...
Sylvia is the only dragon in the whole world, and she is very lonely... until one day, she meets Bird. Tiny and chirpy, so different from the huge dragon, Bird somehow changes Sylvia's life for ever. ...
written by Michael Bond
Olga da Polga has left the pet shop to start a new life with her owners. Her home is now a large and airy hutch and it's not long before she meets Noel the cat, Fangio ...
