When It Rains

Rassi Narika has been writing since she was a child. She worked as a creative writer for Tulisan in 2011, where she fell in love with the combination of writing and illustration. While studying at Goldsmiths, University of London, she started to explore this combination, and she wrote and illustrated her first picture book when she co-founded Seumpama. When It Rains is her second picture book. Rassi now lives in Jakarta, in a little house which feels very cosy even when it’s raining outside.Ikhda Ayuning Maharsi Degoul is an Indonesian poet from Surabaya, currently based in Kyoto, Japan. Her debut pamphlet, "Ikhda by Ikhda", was published by the Emma Press in 2014. Her poems have been published in "Mildly Erotic Verse" and "The Emma Press Anthology of Motherhood". She is co-translator of several books from Indonesian into English, including "The Adventures of Na Willa" by Reda Gaudiamo. Emma Dai'an Wright is a British-Chinese-Vietnamese publisher and illustrator. She worked in ebook production at Orion Publishing Group before leaving in 2012 to set up The Emma Press with the support of the Prince's Trust. She has since published over 500 writers across more than 130 books, including poetry anthologies for adults and children, short stories, and translations. She lives in Birmingham.

'We loved the positive and refreshing outlook on life which this book promotes. Rain – traditionally depressing and a cause for boredom – is presented as an opportunity – a glimpse into joyous freedom… Perfect for reading aloud, reading in small groups and discussing different ways of looking at things or finding an alternative point of view in circle time and PSHE.'