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.