Katie Cottle – författare

From author-illustrator Katie Cottle comes a breath-taking journey about light pollution and saving the birdsWhen Ellie moves from her quiet village to a bustling city, she finds that the many different birds she loves to watch are missing. She stares out of her window, searches the skies on walks, but they are nowhere to be found. Then one night, she's visited by a giant starling which asks for her help. The birds are lost because of the shimmering glow from the city's bright lights.Can Ellie help the birds find their way home?Night Flight is a hopeful, inspiring story about the power of using your voice.

Dot just wants to fit in at her new school, but is pretending she has a pet tortosaurus really a good idea? This gorgeously illustrated picture book from award-winning author-illustrator Katie Cottle reminds us that true friendship is all about being yourself. A celebration of authenticity and coming out of your shell!

A timely new picture book that taps into our concern for the environment, greening our cities and guerrilla gardening. A beautiful eco-tale from the winner of the Batsford Prize You've met the Iron Giant, the Big Friendly Giant and the Selfish Giant. Now meet the Green Giant!A young girl, Bea, and her dog, Iris, are staying with her grandad in the country. Bea is bored, but Iris’s adventures lead them to the small and rusty old greenhouse next door.Inside the greenhouse, Bea finds… a giant. A giant made entirely of plants and greenery. Bea is scared, but the giant reassures her and explains that he has escaped from the grey city.Bea and the giant become friends, but can they do anything to make the grey city, and the world, a greener place?Katie Cottle was the winner of the Batsford Prize 2017 and is a rising star in the picture book world.

A poignant and timely picture book that introduces children to the issues of pollution, waste management and the ocean, with suggestions of lifestyle changes to help the world become a better, cleaner place. An entertaining and beautiful eco-tale from the winner of the Batsford Prize Meera and her mum are enjoying a break at the seaside. Until……a creature emerges from the waves. It's a giant. A blue giant. It has a stirring plea to help clean up the ocean and save the sea creatures from the menace of plastic waste.Meera and her mum agree to help. But they can't do it alone… can they?