One of our favorite children's picture book author-illustrators is the Scotland-based Catherine Rayner. I first discovered her when I read last year's The Bear Who Shared about a wise Bear who waits for a lovely ripe fruit to fall from the tree. Her newest book, Solomon Crocodile follows a mischievous croc who is in need of an equally mischievous friend.
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I've discovered that all of her books are really quite wonderful. An appealing mix of delightful illustrations and just the right amount of whimsical storytelling.
Check these out:
How do you fit a moose inside a book? Very carefully.
Charming winged creatures become friends.
Polar bears are not friends. Or are they?
What do you do with such huge feet?
Find your smile.
Have your read Rayner's books? What do you think?
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AZ says
One of my favorite author/illustrators as well! Consistently good. Augustus is my fave of the bunch. Haven't seen Iris and Isaac yet - I'll have to hunt it down!
- AZ
Raising a Happy Child says
How strange - I don't believe we read anything by her. I'll make sure to see what our library has - thanks for profiling her!