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Catherine Rayner

Catherine Rayner was born in Harrogate and now lives in Edinburgh. She has a BA Hons in Visual Communication and Illustration from Leeds College of Art and Edinburgh College of Art. Much of her inspiration – and occasionally modelling! – for her illustration comes from her pets: her horse Shannon, guinea pig Marvin, dog Ellie, cat Emma and two goldfish, Bruce and Sheila. Catherine was shortlisted for the Booktrust Early Years Award Best New Illustrator in 2006, and she won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal in 2009.

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.

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Featured Books, with extracts illustrated by Catherine Rayner

The Tales of Olga Da Polga
Michael Bond
Stunningly illustrated by award winning illustrator Catherine Rayner, this is a handsome gift edition of an enduring classic by best-selling author Michael Bond the creator of Paddington Bear. Olga da Polga’s devil-may-care-charm soon gets her away from the pet shop...
Featured in: 7+ readers | Books of the Month
Format: Hardback - Released: 06/10/2011
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Iris and Isaac
Catherine Rayner
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. Prize-winning illustrator Catherine Rayner has produced a new outstanding title. Polar bears Iris and Isaac fall out over sharing their nest. Each stomps away in a Big Bear Huff but soon...
Featured in: 3+ readers | 5+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 30/09/2011
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Iris and Isaac
Catherine Rayner
Prize-winning illustrator Catherine Rayner has produced a new outstanding title. Polar bears Iris and Isaac fall out over sharing their nest. Each stomps away in a Big Bear Huff but soon both find that they don’t enjoy anything half as...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Books of the Month
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/09/2010
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Books illustrated by Catherine Rayner

The Tales of Olga Da Polga
Michael Bond
... iOlga da Polga was the sort of guinea-pig who would go placesr. With a head full of stories and a nose for adventure, Olga da Polga is quite a handful. And, when she moves in to the Sawdust family's...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/08/2012

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Solomon Crocodile
Catherine Rayner
Uh oh. Here comes trouble ...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/03/2012

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Iris and Isaac
Catherine Rayner
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 share them...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2011

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Norris, the Bear Who Shared
Catherine Rayner
Norris, the big, kind, wise bear will find a place in your heart!
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/02/2011

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Augustus and His Smile Arabic/English
Catherine Rayner

Format: Paperback - Released: 21/01/2011

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Augustus and His Smile Czech/English
Catherine Rayner

Format: Paperback - Released: 20/01/2011

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Augustus and His Smile Polish/English
Catherine Rayner

Format: Paperback - Released: 20/01/2011

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Augustus and His Smile Panjabi/English
Catherine Rayner

Format: Paperback - Released: 20/01/2011

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Augustus and His Smile Chinese Simplified
Catherine Rayner

Format: Paperback - Released: 20/01/2011

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Augustus and His Smile French/English
Catherine Rayner

Format: Paperback - Released: 20/01/2011

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Augustus and His Smile Hindi/English
Catherine Rayner

Format: Paperback - Released: 20/01/2011

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Augustus and His Smile Bengali/English
Catherine Rayner

Format: Paperback - Released: 20/01/2011

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Augustus and His Smile Farsi/English
Catherine Rayner

Format: Paperback - Released: 20/01/2011

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Ernest
Catherine Rayner
What is a moose to do?
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/06/2010

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Sylvia and Bird
Catherine Rayner
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.
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010

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Harris Finds His Feet
Catherine Rayner
Harris was a very small hare with very big feet. 'Why do I have such enormous feet, Grandad?' Harris sighed. So Grandad shows Harris how to hop high into the sky, to climb to the tops of the mountains, and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/12/2008

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Augustus and His Smile in Romanian and English
Catherine Rayner

Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2008

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Augustus and His Smile in Somali and English
Catherine Rayner

Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2008

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Augustus and His Smile in Russian and English
Catherine Rayner

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Augustus and His Smile in Simplified Chinese and English
Catherine Rayner

Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2008

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Augustus and His Smile in Vietnamese and English
Catherine Rayner

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Augustus and His Smile in Farsi and English
Catherine Rayner

Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2008

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Augustus and His Smile in Polish and English
Catherine Rayner

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Augustus and His Smile in Lithuanian and English
Catherine Rayner

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Augustus and His Smile in English
Catherine Rayner

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Augustus and His Smile in Arabic and English
Catherine Rayner

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Augustus and His Smile in Spanish and English
Catherine Rayner

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Augustus and His Smile in Bengali and English
Catherine Rayner

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Augustus and His Smile in Portuguese and English
Catherine Rayner

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Augustus and His Smile in Czech and English
Catherine Rayner

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Augustus and His Smile in Hindi and English
Catherine Rayner

Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2008

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Augustus and His Smile in Panjabi and English
Catherine Rayner

Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2008

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Augustus and His Smile in Urdu and English
Catherine Rayner

Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2008

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Augustus and His Smile in Slovakian and English
Catherine Rayner

Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2008

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Augustus and His Smile in Turkish and English
Catherine Rayner

Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2008

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Augustus and His Smile in French and English
Catherine Rayner

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Augustus and His Smile in Welsh and English
Catherine Rayner

Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2008

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Augustus and His Smile in Haitian-Creole and English
Catherine Rayner

Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2008

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Augustus and His Smile
Catherine Rayner
Augustus the tiger was sad. He had lost his smile. So he did a huge tigery stretch, and set off to find it.
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/03/2007

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