Books by Nicola Bayley

Nicola Bayley is one of this country's best-loved artists, particularly well-known for her pictures of cats. She has illustrated several books for children, including Katje the Windmill Cat; the Copycats series, Fun with Mrs Thumb and The Mousehole Cat, which was named Illustrated Children's Book of the Year in the British Book Awards, Commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal and shortlisted for both the Smarties Book Prize and the Children's Book Award. "Illustrating is such a solitary life, so I depend upon my cats for company. I have long conversations with them," she says. Nicola Bayley is married with a son called Felix and two calico cats called Pansy and Tikki.