The Picnic

Catherine Baker is an editor, consultant and writer specialising in children's reading development throughout the Primary years. She has worked in educational publishing for over 30 years, and has written over 50 books for children and teachers.


I have been working as a freelance Illustrator since 1985, after completing a degree at Kingston, specialising in Illustration. Over the years I've evolved into a fully paid up member of the digital age. After too many disasters with a bottle of ink, probably caused by the cat, I embraced the computer age. My work is heavily influenced by 1950's and 60's cartoons. Most of my images are digitally generated, however I nearly always begin with pencil on paper, creating a 'hand drawn' style.