Words and Pictures with Catherine Rayner
Discover what it's like working with Julia Donaldson, why it's important to stick to your guns and her top tips for authors and illustrators
This week we’re really excited to share a conversation we had with award winning author/illustrator
.We asked her what it’s like working with Julia Donaldson, why it’s so important to stick to your guns, her favourite kind of stationery, what she’s working on now, how she creates her books and her top tips for aspiring authors and illustrators.
Multi-award-winning author and illustrator Catherine Rayner has written over 20 books for children and illustrated many more for other well-known authors including Julia Donaldson and Michael Morpurgo. Her books have been adapted for musicals, television and theatre.
Catherine’s second book, Harris Finds His Feet, won the 2009 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal, and she has now been shortlisted six times for this prestigious award.
As well as exhibiting her original artwork worldwide, Catherine has her own illustrated card range and a babywear label.
You can watch our full conversation here:
A huge thank you to Catherine for chatting to us here at Words and Pictures. You can find out more about Catherine on her website, substack or follow her on instagram.
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