Rachel Bright (author)

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Rachel Bright
Born
Rachel Bright
NationalityBritish
Notable work
Love Monster, The Lion Inside, The Koala Who Could
Websitewww.rachelbrightbooks.co.uk

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[]

  1. ^ "Bright, Rachel (1979-)". Royal Library of the Netherlands.
  2. ^ "Contact Me » Welcome to The World of Rachel Bright". Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  3. ^ Large, Heather. "Author Rachel's hairy little monster is now a BBC star". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  4. ^ "An Interview With Rachel Bright of The Bright Side | Campus Gifts". www.campusgifts.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Dorset author Rachel Bright is about to take World Book Day by storm". Great British Life. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  6. ^ "HarperCollins falls for Bright's Love Monster story as CBeebies series starts". The Bookseller. Retrieved 20 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Rachel Bright's Love Monster series scoops TV deal". The Bookseller. Retrieved 20 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Carbery, Justine. "Gorgeous illustrated children's books for the summer holidays". The Independent. Retrieved 20 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "HCG buys 'Worrysaurus' picture book on anxiety". The Bookseller. Retrieved 20 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Davies, Debbie (15 September 2021). "See what our adult and child books of the week are". Hunts Post. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Picture books for children – reviews". the Guardian. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Author Rachel Bright to take up role". Dorset Echo.
  14. ^ "Student Evans pockets Carmelite Prize | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com.
  15. ^ "The Koala Who Could wins Oscar's Book Prize". The Bookseller. Retrieved 20 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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