I’m delighted to reveal the cover for SOME OF US: A Story of Citizenship and the United States, written by me and gorgeously illustrated by Huy Voun Lee, coming May 2025 from Christy Ottaviano Books / Little, Brown Books for Young Readers!Some of us are citizens by birth. Some of us are born outside … [Read more...]
SUMMER IS FOR COUSINS is a Bank Street College Irma Black Silver Medalist!
I'm so honored that SUMMER IS FOR COUSINS is a Bank Street College of Education Center for Children's Literature 2024 Irma Black Silver Medalist! The Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature (Irma Black Award) goes to an outstanding book for young … [Read more...]
Cover Reveal for MAUNTIE AND ME!!
I'm delighted to share the cover of MAUNTIE AND ME, written by me and illustrated by Nadia Alam, coming from Candlewick Press on November 12, 2024! Priya loves having her favorite aunt, Mauntie—short for "My Auntie"—all to herself. But what happens when cousin Aditi visits and wants to spend … [Read more...]