Nick Maland is an award-winning children’s illustrator. He studied English and Drama at London University and very much wanted to be an actor, but discovered a love for drawing through set design. In addition to numerous children's books, his work has been published with The Times, The Guardian, and The Observer. He lives in England. We Light up the Sky with Music is his first picture book as author and illustrator. Follow him on Instagram @nickmaland and visit him on the web at NickMaland.co.uk.

"When Little Bear and Old Bear find an old saxophone, Old Bear decides to restore the instrument and finds joy and purpose as he rediscovers his groove."--