Catherine Rayner is an Edinburgh-based British illustrator and writer of children's books. She was born in Harrogate in 1982, and grew up in Boston Spa, later studying at Leeds College of Art and Edinburgh College of Art.
She won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2009 for Harris Finds his Feet, and has been shortlisted in 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015.
In 2014, Norris, The Bear Who Shared was named by The Sunday Times as one of the 100 Children's Modern Classics of the past ten years.
Writer and illustrator
Augustus and his Smile, Little Tiger Press, 2006Harris Finds his Feet, Little Tiger Press, 2008Sylvia and Bird, Little Tiger Press, 2009Ernest, Macmillan Children’s Books, 2009Norris, The Bear who Shared, Orchard Books, 2010Iris and Isaac, Little Tiger Press, 2010Solomon Crocodile, Macmillan Children’s Books, 2011Abigail, Little Tiger Press, 2013Smelly Louie, Macmillan Children’s Books, 2014Solomon and MortimerMacmillan Children's Books 2016
Illustrator
Posy, written by Linda Newberry, Orchard Books, 2008The Tales of Olga Da Polga, written by Michael Bond, Oxford University Press, 2011Gobbolino the Witch's Cat, written by Ursula Moray Williams, Macmillan, 2012Tiger Tale, written by Holly Webb, Scholastic, 2014Clare and her Captain, written by Michael Morpurgo, published 20152006 Winner – Best New Illustrator Award, Booktrust Early Year Awards, Augustus and his Smile2006 Shortlist – V&A Illustration Awards, Augustus and his Smile2006 Shortlist – Richard and Judy Book Awards, Augustus and his Smile2006 Shortlist – Child Magazine’s Best Book Awards (4 -6 category), Augustus and his Smile2007 Shortlist– CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal, Augustus and his Smile.2007 Shortlist – Royal Mail Scottish Children’s Book Awards (0-7 category), Augustus and his Smile2007 Shortlist – ‘Read It Again’ Cambridgeshire Children’s Picture Book Award2007 Shortlist – UKLA English 4-11 Awards for Best Books of 2006, Augustus and his Smile2007 Shortlist – The Norfolk Libraries Children’s Book Award, Augustus and his Smile2008 Winner – Booktrust Best New Illustrator Award2009 Winner - CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal, Harris Finds His Feet2009 Shortlist – Chronos Prize, Early Years Section, Paris, Harris Finds His Feet2009 Shortlist – UKLA Children’s Book Award, Harris Finds His Feet2009 Shortlist – Pre- school Award, Booktrust Early Years Awards, Sylvia and Bird2010 Winner – Top Ten New Illustrators 2000 – 20102010 Winner – The English Association English 4-11 Book Awards (Key Stage One Fiction), Ernest2011 Winner - Coventry Inspiration Book Awards, Ernest2011 Shortlist - CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal, Ernest2011 Shortlist – Pre- school Award, Booktrust Early Years Awards, Ernest2012 Winner – UKLA Children’s Book Award], Iris and Isaac2012 Shortlist - CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal, Iris and Isaac2012 Shortlist – Scottish Children’s Book Awards, Solomon Crocodile2012 Shortlist - CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal, Solomon Crocodile2014 Winner – Picture Book of the Year in The Netherlands by the CPNB, Solomon Crocodile2014 Longlist - CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal, Abigail2014 Shortlist – The English Association English 4-11 Book Awards2015 Shortlist - CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal, Smelly Louie2015 Winner - Peter's Book of the Year, Smelly Louie2016 Shortlist - Dundee Picture Book Award 2016, Smelly Louie2016 Longlist - UKLA Children's Book Award 2017, Solomon and Mortimer
