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Rebecca Patterson

Rebecca Patterson

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Rebecca grew up in Bolton, and studied fashion due to a love of fashion illustration. After graduating, she worked at an assortment of jobs, including being a classroom assistant in a primary school. Once her own children had started school, Rebecca began an MA in Children's Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art and had her first picture books commissioned at the end of the course. Rebecca's work is inspired by her own childhood and her children's lives. She is the 2012 winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. She lives in Cambridge.

Books by Rebecca Patterson

Nightbear

Will our special bear find not just the perfect home and the perfect owner, but also a job which makes him as useful as the other bears?

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My Big Shouting Day

WINNER OF THE ROALD DAHL FUNNY PRIZE 2012
The perfect book for dealing with bad days and bad moods, with a reassuring hug of an ending

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My Busy Being Bella Day

The perfect picture book for siblings - fantastically funny and completely comforting

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