Catherine Brereton author page

Catherine Brereton biography

Catherine Brereton is a children’s non-fiction writer and editor. She has written and edited more than 100 non-fiction books for children, covering subjects including nature, famous women, geography and art. Her RSPB nature titles include RSPB Nature Guide: Birds, RSPB Nature Guide: Minibeasts, RSPB Nature Guide: Seashore, RSPB Nature Guide: Urban Wildlife and RSPB Nature Guide: Wildlife.

RSPB Nature Guide: Minibeasts was shortlisted for the ASE Book of the Year 2022. RSPB Birds Eye Spy, illustrated by Xuan Le, was published in paperback by Bloomsbury Children’s Books on 15 August 2024. The book follows a flock of swallows through cities, coasts, countryside, mountains, markets, farms, towns, open sea, rainforests and deserts, and includes a map of the swallows’ migration route.

Her Amazing Facts Every Kid Needs to Know books include Amazing Facts Every 6 Year Old Needs to Know, Amazing Facts Every 7 Year Old Needs to Know, Amazing Facts Every 8 Year Old Needs to Know and Amazing Facts Every 9 Year Old Needs to Know. The Small and Mighty Book of Planet Earth, illustrated by Kirsti Davidson, was published on 26 July 2022. Women Scientists in Math and Coding profiles women in mathematics, including Hypatia of Alexandria, Ada Lovelace and Katherine Johnson, and was published on 30 December 2017.

The Week Junior Guide to Politics: Making sense of governments, elections and how decisions are made explains government, political systems, local action, political parties, activism, human rights, elections and democracy for children. The Week Junior Guide to Politics: Making sense of governments, elections and how decisions are made was published on 31 July 2025.