Christmas Lights

Ruth Symons (Author) Ruth Symons is an author and editor whose works include Christmas Lights, Mrs Owl's Forest School, the Paper World series and the international best-selling Baby on Board books. When she's not writing and editing, Ruth loves gardening, hiking and playing elaborate (messy) games with her three young children.Carolina Rabei (Illustrator) Ever since she was very small, Carolina loved drawing. She has dedicated eight years of her life to the study of Fine Art, attaining a BA in Graphic Design in Moldova and then achieving a distinction in Children's Book Illustration at the prestigious Cambridge School of Art in 2015. Carolina's stunning first picture book, Snow, was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Carolina loves working on a diverse range of projects and her artwork reveals a unique mix of practices, as she likes to explore the use of traditional as well as digital techniques in her illustrations

Rabei's illustration is perfectly magical and comforting, as is the simple text that creates a sense of real cosy festiveness.