Rachel Bright (Author) Rachel Bright is a wordsmith, illustrator and professional optimist. She has written many award-winning books for children, which have been translated into 40 languages and sold over 2 million copies worldwide, including the modern classic, The Lion Inside and The Love Monster Collection, which has now been adapted into a major animated Television series. She is also the creator of stationery and homewares phenomenon, the brightside. Rachel lives on a farm near the seaside, with her partner and their young family. Nicola Kinnear (Illustrator) Nicola Kinnear is an illustrator, storyteller, designer and maker from Kent, represented by Bell Lomax Moreton Ltd. I love illustrating books for children and have just finished working on my debut picture book. I gravitate towards the magical and whimsical in my work and am greatly inspired by nature and folklore.