athleen Hale (May 24, 1898, Lanarkshire-January 26 2000, Bristoll) was a British artist, illustrator, and children's author. She is best remembered for her series of books aboutOrlando the Marmalade Cat.

Kathleen Hale was born inBroughton, Lanarkshire and was brought up in a suburb of Manchester. Her childhood was far from idyllic: her father died when she was very young and she was forced to endure long periods of separation from her mother. This, along with the frustrations of an unexpressed artistic talent, produced a rebellious reaction in the young girl's naturally ebullient nature. However, her talent as an artist was recognised at school by a sympathetic headmistress and she went on to attend art courses in Manchester and Reading.

I really like the traditional drawing of the artist. The detail really creates a very interesting image and in turn a very interest story to run along side the images. An example of the detail shown in the small watch on the tail which may or may not be used with in story but creates a very interesting image for the children to react to.