Self-publishing children's book author and illustrator. Angela Cater was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire in 1967 and has been painting all her life. As a mature student, she took the Foundation course in Art and Design at Chesterfield College of Technology and Arts, before studying on the BTEC HND in Design and Advertising at Doncaster College.She now lives in Manchester with a family of elderly cats who have been regular models for years. They appear as many characters in her bright, gouache and coloured pencil illustrations. Handsome Samson, who at the grand age of 16 won third place in a competition to find the worlds cutest pet, is now the star of his own childrens book as the character cat Sailor Sam in The Adventures of Sailor Sam published by Tabby Cat Press. Rickie the Raccoon Learns about Recycling was the first story illustrated by Angela, who is currently working on a second Rickie Raccoon story to teach road safety.Angela is a signature member of the UK Coloured Pencil Society and editor of their quarterly newsletter, Talking Point.