Catherine Rayner

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Catherine Rayner is an Edinburgh-based British illustrator and writer of children's books. [1] 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. [2]

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She won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2009 for Harris Finds his Feet, [2] 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. [3]

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References

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  4. Rayner, Catherine (9 February 2016). Solomon and Mortimer: Amazon.co.uk: Rayner, Catherine, Rayner, Catherine: 9780230742512: Books. ISBN   978-0230742512.
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