Nine years ago, I got an idea for a picture book, a “mirror story” about a girl and her grandmother and traveling between cultures, and understanding each other despite not speaking the same language.
Four years ago today, I sold that book — my first book, a story about about flying across the world and finding that love makes a home wherever you are.
Today, that book releases into the world. It’s straight from my heart to yours. I’LL GO AND COME BACK, gorgeously illustrated by Sara Palacios and published by Candlewick Press, is available NOW!
I spent a wonderful day with virtual school visits in the morning, a visit to Silver Unicorn Bookstore in the afternoon, and an evening featuring delicious South Indian food with my dear friend and critique partner, Hayley Barrett, who has been with this story since it was just an idea and a sketch.
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