Catherine Rayner studied illustration at Edinburgh college of art.
Rayner is an award winning author and illustrator, she is best known for her children's books from which she has won most of her awards. She uses her pets as models for her illustrations and her inspiration comes from her love for animals. One of her biggest inspirations is her little grey cat Ena, she frequently studies her posture and movement. She then translates the sketches of Ena into characters such as dragons and hares.This is one of the main reasons her illustrations are so successful.
For her first picture book 'August and his Smile' Rayner spent many hours watching and sketching tigers at Edinburgh zoo. She has filled many a sketch book studying different animals at Edinburgh zoo, another reason for her beautiful illustrations.
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