Catherine Rayner

Catherine Rayner

  • 5 stars across 43 books
Catherine Rayner's first book, Augustus and His Smile, was nominated for the V&A Illustration Award, and the Greenaway, and won the Bookstart Best New Illustrator Award. She was also named as one of the ten best new illustrators in Booktrust's Big Picture Campaign. Catherine has illustrated the utterly delightful kitten book Posy (written by the award-winning Linda Newbery) for Orchard Books. She also exhibits her work at art galleries where her screen prints are very much in demand. Catherine lives in Edinburgh.
1st March 2012

Solomon Crocodile

Poor Solomon is looking for some fun but no one wants to play. The dragonflies tell him to buzz off, the storks get in... MoreSolomon Crocodile

(22 reviews) Review
20th August 2020

Arlo The Lion Who Couldn't Sleep

Arlo The Lion Who Couldn't Sleep is a beautifully illustrated story with a gentle mindfulness message from award-wining ... MoreArlo The Lion Who Couldn't Sleep

(18 reviews) Review
1st April 2008

Harris Finds His Feet

Grandad shows Harris, the hare, how to hop high into the sky, to climb to the tops of the mountains, and to run very fas... MoreHarris Finds His Feet

(17 reviews) Review
5th May 2016

Augustus and His Smile

Augustus the tiger is sad. He has lost his smile. So he does a HUGE tigery stretch and sets off to find it. As he climbs... MoreAugustus and His Smile

(17 reviews) Review
2nd July 2015

Smelly Louie

Louie the dog has just had a bath - and he is NOT happy about it. He smells all wrong. Determined to get his Special S... MoreSmelly Louie

(12 reviews) Review
7th July 2014

Abigail

Abigail loves to count. It is her very favourite thing. But when she tries counting Zebra's stripes and Cheetah's spots,... MoreAbigail

(6 reviews) Review
9th February 2016

Solomon and Mortimer

Solomon Crocodile and his friend Mortimer are bored. They want to find some fun, but what can they do? Tree-climbing i... MoreSolomon and Mortimer

(6 reviews) Review
19th August 2021

Mini and Hardly and the Big Adventure

Mini is small, and Hardly is smaller – and neither of them are happy about it in this gorgeously illustrated, heart-warm... MoreMini and Hardly and the Big Adventure

(5 reviews) Review
23rd June 2022

Five Bears: A Tale of Friendship

A gorgeously illustrated book about friendship and looking past differences from the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal winner C... MoreFive Bears: A Tale of Friendship

(5 reviews) Review
30th October 2014

Norris the Bear Who Shared

Norris loves plorringes! When he spots one ripening in the afternoon sun, he sits back and patiently waits for the fru... MoreNorris the Bear Who Shared

(4 reviews) Review
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