Catherine Stock was born in Sweden, the daughter of a diplomat stationed in Stockholm. After graduating college, Catherine taught art and art history at a teacher's training college in South Africa. Soon she moved to London to get her teaching certificate and taught at the Loughton School of Further Education in the East End. Catherine is the illustrator of books for children, including Vinnie and Abraham, Emily and Carlo, After the Kill, and the Gus and Grandpa series (Farrar, Straus & Giroux). She is the author and illustrator of A Spree in Paree (Holiday House) and Porc in New York (Holiday House). Catherine lives part time in New York City and part time in France.