Rachel Bright (author)
Rachel Bright | |
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Born | Rachel Bright |
Nationality | British |
Notable work | Love Monster, The Lion Inside, The Koala Who Could |
Website | www |
Rachel Bright[1] is an English author and illustrator who resides in Dorset with her partner and two daughters.
Early life and education[]
Bright grew up in Shropshire. She attended New College, where she concentrated on art; she later trained in graphics at Kingston University.[2][3] Bright also received a Masters Degree in Printmaking at the University of the West of England, Bristol.[4]
Career[]
After completing her education at Kingston, Bright took on a job as a junior designer at stationers Smythson. She briefly worked as an air hostess with Virgin Atlantic before leaving to focus on her art career.[5]
Bright has written and illustrated 24 published books, including the children’s picture book series Love Monster.[6] In 2020 the series was adapted for television as an animated children's show.[7] Bright has written two episodes for the series, "Challenge Yourself Day" and "Lost Things Day".[citation needed]
Bright is the author of The Lion Inside series (illustrated by Jim Field (illustrator)) and the Dino Feelings series (illustrated by Chris Chatterton).
Her books have sold well over 3 million copies and been translated into over 40 languages.
In 2021 Bright published Peter Rabbit Head Over Tail, which is illustrated by Nicola Kinnear.[citation needed]
Bibliography[]
Author[]
- The Lion Inside - illustrated by Jim Field
- The Koala Who Could - illustrated by Jim Field
- The Squirrels Who Squabbled - illustrated by Jim Field
- The Way Home for Wolf - illustrated by Jim Field
- The Whale Who Wanted More - illustrated by Jim Field[8]
- The Worrysaurus - illustrated by Chris Chatterton[9]
- The Hugasaurus - illustrated by Chris Chatterton[10]
- Slug in Love - illustrated by Nadia Shireen[11][12]
- FreeRange Freddy - illustrated by Izzy Evans
- Side by Side - illustrated by Debbie Gliori
- Snowflake in my Pocket - illustrated by Yu Rong
- Peter Rabbit Head Over Tail - illustrated by Nicola Kinnear
Author and illustrator[]
- Love Monster
- Love Monster and the Last Chocolate
- Love Monster and the Scary Something
- Love Monster and the Perfect Present
- Love Monster and the Extremely Big Wave
- Walter & the No-need-to Worry Suit
- Benjamin & the Super Spectacles
- All I Want For Christmas
- My Sister Is An Alien
- Mine
- Amazing Daddy
- When I’m Bigger Mama Bear
- In A Minute, Mama Bear
- Love You Hoo
Awards[]
- World Book Day illustrator (2013)[13]
- Writer for the Carmelite prize (2016)[14]
- Oscar’s Book Prize (2017, won - The Koala Who Could)[15]
- Nottingham Children’s Book Award - ‘My sister is an Alien’ (won)
References[]
- ^ "Bright, Rachel (1979-)". Royal Library of the Netherlands.
- ^ "Contact Me » Welcome to The World of Rachel Bright". Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ Large, Heather. "Author Rachel's hairy little monster is now a BBC star". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "An Interview With Rachel Bright of The Bright Side | Campus Gifts". www.campusgifts.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Dorset author Rachel Bright is about to take World Book Day by storm". Great British Life. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "HarperCollins falls for Bright's Love Monster story as CBeebies series starts". The Bookseller. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Rachel Bright's Love Monster series scoops TV deal". The Bookseller. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Carbery, Justine. "Gorgeous illustrated children's books for the summer holidays". The Independent. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "HCG buys 'Worrysaurus' picture book on anxiety". The Bookseller. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Davies, Debbie (15 September 2021). "See what our adult and child books of the week are". Hunts Post. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Picture books for children – reviews". the Guardian. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ Bearn, Emily (20 February 2021). "The best new children's books to get your kids through lockdown". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Author Rachel Bright to take up role". Dorset Echo.
- ^ "Student Evans pockets Carmelite Prize | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com.
- ^ "The Koala Who Could wins Oscar's Book Prize". The Bookseller. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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External links[]
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of the West of England, Bristol
- Writers from Dorset
- British women screenwriters
- 21st-century English women writers
- English children's book illustrators
- Alumni of Kingston University
- Flight attendants