Catherine Emmett grew up in Newcastle and spent all of her childhood reading books. When she grew up, she spent fourteen years making spreadsheets and not reading any books at all. After advising a group of young girls to find a career that they loved, she decided to take her own advice. She packed up her husband and her three young boys, moved to rural Essex and started to write picture books. She now spends her days surrounded by words, animals and noisy boys. When she needs a bit of peace and quiet, she can be found running (very slowly) across muddy fields.

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Claire is a New York Times best selling children’s book illustrator who got her first book deal in 2016 and has never looked back.

Claire’s collaboration with Beth Lincoln on The Swifts was an instant New York Times bestseller and The King’s Birthday Suit – her picture book with Peter Bently – was shortlisted for a LOLLIE in 2023. Montgomery BonBon was chosen as Indie Book of the Month in the same year. Her collaborations with Kes Gray and Simon Farnaby all topped the charts to become bestsellers in the UK.

After spending many years in London, Claire now enjoys a quieter life in the rolling hills of Derbyshire with her partner Stefan (who may not agree that living with Claire is quiet).