A warm and witty story featuring Love Monster, who now appears in his own animated television show on CBeebies! A warm and witty story featuring Love Monster, who now appears in his own animated television show on CBeebies! It can be tough being the only funny-looking Monster in Cutesville, but this Monster is not one to hang around and feel sorry for himself, so he’s off – out into the big wide world to look for someone to love him.He looks high, he looks low and he looks everywhere in-between, but it’s only when he’s just about to give up that he finally finds what he is looking for… Featuring an instantly charming main character who will appeal to children and adults alike, LOVE MONSTER is a warm and witty tale about the power of taking action from a terrific talent new to the HarperCollins list. “ A delightful story with an aah ending.” – The Sun “A sweetly inspiring story aimed at encouraging little readers to take positive action when life is not going their way." – The Observer “Love Monster is a delightful book which has gorgeous pictures, clear text, and a witty story line” – We Love This Book A delightfully illustrated children’s book about love, kindness and friendship – now a major TV series! Rachel is a writer of words, drawer of pictures and thinker of happy thoughts. With a cacophony of quirky characters tumbling tirelessly from her imagination, she is one of the South West’s most prolific talents. Creating a growing portfolio of beautifully imagined children’s stories, an award-winning card and gift empire and a smorgasbord of delicate etchings, silk-screens and hand-printed poems, Rachel brings her own unique sunshine to the very young and the slightly older alike. A delightfully illustrated children’s book about love, kindness and friendship – now a major TV series! • Bright by name and nature, Rachel already has three picture books to her name as author-illustrator, including her acclaimed debut What Does Daddy Do? Love Monster and the Perfect Present won the Dundee Picture Book Award, 2014 • LOVE MONSTER will make the perfect Valentine’s gift and will be followed by a terrific new picture book series from Rachel: THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF WALTER AND WINNIE. The first book in the series will debut in September 2012 with the subsequent two titles publishing in 2013. • She is also the creator of the successful card and gift range, The Bright Side, with its distinctive letterpress style, and over five million cards now sold across the UK, America and Australia. • Working with a number of galleries and boutique shops across the country from Aberdeen to Dorset and online galleries such as the Saatchi site, Rachel also sells an extensive and eclectic portfolio of prints, which adorn many a wall across the world. • Rachel was also recently selected for the Top 100 Courvoisier/ Observer ‘Rising stars to watch’ and is soon to be featured in a book about creative entrepreneurs as a result. • She is a regular speaker at events (including the FCBG and YLG conferences as well as many school, library and bookshop appearances), as well as often appearing in magazine interviews and on the radio. Competition: The Koala Who Could;The Squirrels Who Squabbled;The Lion Inside;Oi Frog!;Oi Cat!;Barry the Fish with Fingers;Slug in Love;Love;from the Crayons;Grows Everywhere;Peekaboo;One;The Hug. Jim Field Kes Grey;Sue Hendra;Giles Andreae;Oliver Jeffers;Tom Percival;Julia Donaldson;Axel Scheffler;Tom Fletcher
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