Catherine Rayner

About the Author

Catherine Rayner is an Edinburgh-based British illustrator and writer of children's books. She was born in Harrogate in 1982. She studied 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, show more 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. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Catherine Rayner

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Augustus and His Smile (2001) 252 copies

Ernest, the Moose Who Doesn't Fit (2009) 221 copies

Solomon Crocodile (2011) 153 copies

The Bear Who Shared (2010) 129 copies

Harris Finds His Feet (2008) 114 copies

Abigail (2013) 87 copies

Sylvia and Bird (2009) 67 copies

Smelly Louie (2014) 42 copies

Iris and Isaac (2010) 39 copies

Arlo the Lion Who Couldn't Sleep (2020) 31 copies

One Happy Tiger (2017) 30 copies

Solomon and Mortimer (2016) 22 copies

My Pet Goldfish (2021) 16 copies

Five Bears (2022) 8 copies

The Brontë Sisters: Life, Loss and Literature (Trailblazing Women) (2018) 7 copies

Molly, Olive, and Dexter Play Hide-and-Seek (2023) 6 copies

Mini and Hardly and the Big Adventure (2022) 2 copies

Victor the Wolf with Worries HB (2023) 2 copies

False (2018) 1 copy

Victor, the Wolf with Worries (2023) 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Tales of Olga da Polga (1971) — Illustrator, some editions — 540 copies

Gobbolino the Witch's Cat (1942) — Illustrator, some editions — 367 copies

Posy (2008) — Illustrator — 211 copies

Hello, Horse (2018) — Illustrator — 19 copies

Clare and her Captain (2015) — Illustrator — 15 copies

Emperor of the Ice: How a Changing Climate Affects a Penguin Colony (2023) — Illustrator — 12 copies

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Common Knowledge

Gender: female
Places of residence: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Education: Edinburgh College of Art

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Solomon Crocodile: A Picture Book by Catherine Rayner

Everyone wants a friend. But man, Solomon isn't really liked by the other animals. Put two crocodiles together....and you have a whole other story!

I just did not like how this book ended. It didn't feel heartwarming. It felt kind of terrible actually.

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msgabbythelibrarian | 8 other reviews | Jun 11, 2023 |

Ernest, the Moose Who Doesn't Fit by Catherine Rayner

Genre
Picture books for children
Toy and movable books
Tone
Funny
Subject
Body size
Chipmunks
Friendship
Moose
Problem solving
Character
Anthropomorphic

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kmgerbig | 10 other reviews | May 10, 2023 |

The Bear Who Shared by Catherine Rayner

Genre
Picture books for children
Storytime standouts
Writing Style
Minimal text
Spare
Theme
Learning to share
Subject
Animals
Bears
Friendship
Fruit
Fruit trees
Mice
Raccoons
Sharing

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kmgerbig | 8 other reviews | Apr 15, 2023 |