Picture Books

Catherine Rayner

Catherine Rayner is an Edinburgh-based British illustrator and writer of children's books.  She finds huge inspiration in her pets and often uses them as models. As well as writing and illustrating books, Catherine exhibits her artwork in galleries.  

Find out more about Catherine at her website.

Click here to listen to Catherine reading some her own books.

Click here to find how to draw some of Catherine's book characters.

Freya Blackwood 

Freya Blackwood is an Australian illustrator and special effects artist. She worked on special effects for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy from 2001 to 2003 and won the Kate Greenaway Medal for British children's book illustration in 2010.   Find out more about Freya at her website.

Oliver Jeffers

Oliver Jeffers is a visual artist and author working in painting, bookmaking, illustration, collage, performance and sculpture.   

Stay at home story time with Oliver Jeffers reading his famous picture books.    Oliver also talks about his ideas behind his books, and who inspired the characters in his books.

Emily Gravett

Emily Gravett is an English author and illustrator of children's picture books. For her debut book published in 2005 and again two years later, she won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal recognising the year's best-illustrated British children's book.  Find out more about Emily at her website.