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Q&A With Meera Sriram, Dumpling Day & Between Two Worlds

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By Anushi Mehta Today we're pleased to welcome Meera Sriram to the WNDB blog to discuss her two upcoming picture books: Dumpling Day (out October 15, 2021 from Barefoot Books) and Between Two Worlds (out September 21, 2021 from Penny Candy Books). See our previous cover reveal for Dumpling … [Read more...] about Q&A With Meera Sriram, Dumpling Day & Between Two Worlds

Q&A With Tanaz Bhathena, Rising like a Storm

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By Nithya Ramcharan Today we’re pleased to welcome Tanaz Bhathena to the WNDB blog to discuss her YA novel Rising Like a Storm, out June 22, 2021! In the concluding installment to the Wrath of Ambar duology from masterful author Tanaz Bhathena, Gul and Cavas must unite their magical forces—and … [Read more...] about Q&A With Tanaz Bhathena, Rising like a Storm

Finding Yourself Through Dance

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Dancing in Thatha's Footsteps by Srividhya Venkat, illustrated by Kavita Ramchandran, is on sale now.  By Srividhya Venkat Dance can be different things to different people. You may like to just shake a leg, or engage in ballet, ballroom, bhangra, Bollywood, or even bharatanatyam (an Indian … [Read more...] about Finding Yourself Through Dance

Q&A With Darshana Khiani and Joanne Lew-Vriethoff, How to Wear a Sari

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By Thushanthi Ponweera Today we’re pleased to welcome Darshana Khiani and Joanne Lew-Vriethoff to the WNDB blog to discuss their picture book How to Wear a Sari, out June 22, 2021!  Sparkling with voice and charm, this picture book about a fashionable kid out to prove she’s not as small as … [Read more...] about Q&A With Darshana Khiani and Joanne Lew-Vriethoff, How to Wear a Sari

Cover Reveal for Dumpling Day by Meera Sriram, Illustrated by Inés de Antuñano

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Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for Dumpling Day by Meera Sriram, Illustrated by Inés de Antuñano. The book will be released in September 2021, by Barefoot Books. Read Meera's personal essay about her other picture book A Gift for Amma, on the blog. Savor a rhyming celebration of one of … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Dumpling Day by Meera Sriram, Illustrated by Inés de Antuñano