Rachel Bright
Rachel Bright is a writer, illustrator, printmaker, entrepreneur and eternal optimist. Her award-winning stationery range, The Bright Side has sold over 2 million cards in just a few years and also now comprises of gift wrap and home ware. The range is widely stocked by major retailers such as John Lewis, Waitrose, Selfridges and Paperchase, as well as in many independent outlets across the UK.
She trained in Graphics at Kingston University, winning prizes for her typography, followed by an MA in Printmaking at UWE. Her striking illustrative style, using a mix of reclaimed type and etching coupled with her witty stories create uniquely entertaining picture books. Rachel lives on a farm near the seaside with her family and their dog named Elvis. Her picture books include Love Monster, Mine!, What Does Daddy Do? and My Sister is an Alien.
Authored Books
Benjamin & the Super Spectacles
Author: Rachel Bright
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Benjamin Bounce keeps bouncing into things and needs spectacles... A lovely picture book about friends making each other feel super!
Love Monster
Author: Rachel Bright
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
A funny and charming picture book illustrated with Rachel Bright’s engaging and expressive etchings with a feel good message
My Sister is an Alien
Author: Rachel Bright
Publisher: Puffin
Alfie's new baby sister, Ruby, looks, sounds and smells like an alien. Alfie is convinced she often cries for home. He decides to take Ruby back to the moon where she belongs.
Love You Hoo
Author: Rachel Bright
Publisher: Orchard
Big Owl snuggles up for a bedtime cuddle with Little Hoo in this heartwarming story about the unconditional love and support between a carer and child.
What Does Daddy Do?
Author: Rachel Bright
Publisher: Puffin
One day at nursery, the children begin to discuss what their daddies do - which gets Daisy wondering about her own Daddy.
Mine!
Author: Rachel Bright
Publisher: Puffin
One day Fifi and Frankie go to visit Grandma Flo and they both want to hold Funny Bunny. After some arguing they pull him in different directions and off come his ears.
Amazing Daddy
Author: Rachel Bright
Publisher: Orchard Books, Hachette
Unabashedly going straight for the heartstrings, this picture book looks at the father-child love between two every-day, house-dwelling pandas. It's full of lovely, funny details that never tips into schmaltziness.