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An uplifting, stunningly beautiful book about optimism in the darkest of places.A girl and her companion fox travel together from a place of loss and despair, through uncertain times, towards the hope of colour, light and life. Along the way, they find friends to guide and support them. Together, they build a glorious future and discover there is a way out of the darkness, into the light of the rainbow. A book with immense hope at its heart, this is a positive message for anyone who's ever gone through a tough time.
About the author
Smriti Halls is an award-winning, internationally bestselling children’s author whose books include Number 1 bestseller I Love You Night and Day, T-Veg and Don't Call Me Sweet. She is published in more than 30 languages ... and counting. Her stories, sometimes fast-paced and funny, sometimes lyrical and tender, are always full of heart and speak to the child in all of us. Previously, Smriti worked at the BBC and across children’s publishing and television as a writer and commissioning editor for twelve years. Find her online at smriti.co.uk.David Litchfield started to draw when he was very young, creating Star Wars and Indiana Jones "mash up" comics for his brother and sister. Since then, David’s work has appeared in magazines, newspapers and on T-shirts. His first author-illustrator picture book The Bear & the Piano won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2016. He is the illustrator of Rain Before Rainbows and Peace on Earth, both written by Smriti Halls, and he has illustrated picture books for Ross Montgomery, Andy Stanton and Sally Lloyd-Jones, and created book covers for David Almond, Kate DiCamillo, Neil Patrick Harris and many more. David lives with his family in Bedford. Find him online at davidlitchfieldillustration.com, on X as @dc_litchfield and on Instagram as @david_c_litchfield.
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A stylish picture book about how there is always a way out of darkness. The Sunday Times
