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Rachel Bright

Author of Love Monster

40 Works 4,190 Members 64 Reviews

About the Author

Rachel Bright is a writer, illustrator, printmaker, and entrepreneur. She founded an award-winning stationery company called The Bright Side. It sold over 2 million cards in ite first few years and also now includes gift wrap and home ware. This stationery line can be found in places such as John show more Lewis, Waitrose, Selfridges and Paperchase, as well as in many independent outlets across the UK. It was at Kingston University that Rachel Bright trained in Graphics and won 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. Her titles include Mine, What Does Daddy Do? and My Sister is an Alien. In 2014, her title Love Monster made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series

Works by Rachel Bright

Love Monster (2012) 861 copies
The Koala Who Could (2017) 736 copies
The Squirrels Who Squabbled (2017) 511 copies
The Lion Inside (2015) 498 copies
The Worrysaurus (2019) 260 copies
Side By Side (2015) 231 copies
The Way Home for Wolf (2018) 152 copies
Love You Hoo (2016) 89 copies
The Hugasaurus (2021) 81 copies
The Whale Who Wanted More (2021) 42 copies
Slug in Love (2021) 36 copies
Snowflake in My Pocket (2016) 33 copies

Tagged

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
19??
Gender
female
Nationality
UK

Members

Reviews

independent Reading level age 6 (grade 1)
Donna Norvell Oklahoma Book Award 2022
 
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mileiawatts | 5 other reviews | Apr 26, 2024 |
A reminder to slow down from the hustle and bustle of life.
 
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msgabbythelibrarian | 1 other review | Jun 11, 2023 |
Genre
Picture books for children
Tone
Amusing
Feel-good
Sweet
Illustration
Cartoony
Subject
Friendship
Love
Monsters
Character
Sympathetic
 
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kmgerbig | 10 other reviews | May 11, 2023 |
Genre
Picture books for children
Stories in rhyme
Tone
Amusing
Theme
Unlikely friendships
Subject
Friendship
Lion
Mice
Self-confidence
Size
Character
Anthropomorphic
 
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kmgerbig | 13 other reviews | May 1, 2023 |

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Associated Authors

Jim Field Illustrator
Bette Westera Translator

Statistics

Works
40
Members
4,190
Popularity
#6,004
Rating
4.0
Reviews
64
ISBNs
230
Languages
13

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