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My Interview on WBZ-TV Boston!
I loved being on WBZ-TV Boston with Anna Meiler and Tammy Mutasa talking about writing and books, including my forthcoming nonfiction picture book about immigration and naturalization, SOME OF US!! I also talked about my YA novel coming next year, and gave a shoutout to The Silver Unicorn … [Read more...]
A STAR for FALL IS FOR BEGINNINGS!
The first trade review is in for FALL IS FOR BEGINNINGS, and it's a STARRED REVIEW from Kirkus Reviews! This sweet story features Ravi, the protagonist from SUMMER IS FOR COUSINS, as he navigates the beginning of school and the beginning of friendship. Abhi Alwar's energetic illustrations are … [Read more...]
The Book Trailer for SOME OF US!
I’m delighted to share the book trailer for SOME OF US: A STORY OF CITIZENSHIP AND THE UNITED STATES!! ❤️🤍💙📚🇺🇸 This book means so much to everyone working on it, and we can’t wait to share it with the world!! SOME OF US releases May 27; please preorder today!! Join me for the book launch … [Read more...]
RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE on the Today Show!!
I'm SO thrilled that RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE is on the 2025 Read With Jenna Jr Summer Reading List as announced on the Today Show!! I'm particularly honored that Jenna mentioned that her daughter read RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE and loved it, and recommended that Savannah read it with her daughter! Over … [Read more...]
A Third Star for SOME OF US!
I'm just blown away that SOME OF US has received a THIRD starred review—this one from School Library Journal! SOME OF US releases May 27 and is available for preorder today! … [Read more...]
SOME OF US is an Indie Next Pick!
I'm SO thrilled that SOME OF US is a KIDS’ INDIE NEXT pick for May/June 2025!! Huge thanks to the American Booksellers Association and all the independent booksellers who voted for it!! SOME OF US releases on May 27 and is available for preorder today! Please preorder at your local independent … [Read more...]
Another STAR for SOME OF US!
So honored that SOME OF US has received another starred review—this one from Kirkus Reviews! SOME OF US releases on May 27 and is available for preorder today! Please join me for the June 7 launch at Silver Unicorn Bookstore! … [Read more...]
A STARRED REVIEW for SOME OF US!
SOME OF US has received its first trade review, and it’s a STAR from Publishers Weekly! They call it “an elegantly limned work about U.S. citizenship.” I can’t tell you how important this book is to me, and in these times, the information is more important than ever. If you can, please … [Read more...]
The Cover Reveal for FALL IS FOR BEGINNINGS!
I'm delighted to share the cover of Fall Is For Beginnings, my forthcoming picture book with amazing Abhi Alwar! Ravi can’t wait for the start of the new school year! Fall is for cool weather, new school supplies, and spending time with his best friend, Joe. But when a new girl named Ellie … [Read more...]
I’m a PB Rising Stars Mentor!
I'm so excited to be a mentor for PB Rising Stars! Agented or unagented picture book writers can learn more about this incredible mentorship program, see a list of the 2025 mentors, and learn what I'm specifically looking for in a mentee here. Applications are open March 7 - 21, so take a look and … [Read more...]
SONA AND THE GOLDEN BEASTS is a 2025 ALSC Notable Children’s Book!
I'm so honored that SONA AND THE GOLDEN BEASTS is a 2025 Association for Library Service to Children (part of the American Library Association) Notable Children's Book in the "Older Readers" category alongside some stunning company! You can check out the full list here. … [Read more...]
I’m sponsoring a Highlights Foundation scholarship!
I'm delighted to announce that I'm sponsoring a scholarship for South Asian storytellers at The Highlights Foundation! I hope this helps inspire new voices in children's literature. You can find more information here! … [Read more...]
The Cover Reveal for SOME OF US!
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...]
FALL IS FOR BEGINNINGS, Coming in Fall 2025!
I'm SO thrilled to be working with amazing Abhi Alwar again on a new picture book, FALL IS FOR BEGINNINGS, coming from Abrams Books in fall 2025! FALL IS FOR BEGINNINGS features lots of things we love about the season — a new school year, leaf pile jumping, and friendships, old and new.❤️📚🍁 … [Read more...]
An Incredible Book Tour with Kate Messner!
I had such a ball traveling to schools and bookstores in Vermont, New York, and Massachusetts from May 28-June 6, 2024 with amazing Kate Messner to promote the first two books in the brand-new, groundbreaking chapter book series, THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS! THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS features 18 … [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...]
SUMMER IS FOR COUSINS on the Mass Book Award Longlist!
I'm SO thrilled and honored that SUMMER IS FOR COUSINS is on the longlist for the Massachusetts Book Award in the Picture Book/Early Reader Category! I’m so lucky to be in a state among such literary elite!! … [Read more...]
VIBHI AND THE VOICE, Coming in 2026!
I'm incredibly honored that my 2026 picture book VIBHI AND THE VOICE will be illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Cindy Derby!!! This is a story about a girl who’s afraid the dark…until she meets a girl made of darkness who’s afraid of light. Candlewick Press will publish the book in fall 2026!! … [Read more...]
A New Picture Book Announcement — SIDE BY SIDE!
I have a new picture book coming in 2026! SIDE BY SIDE celebrates all we do while next to each other, when face to face feels like too much. 💗 I’m thrilled that Brizida Magro will illustrate! … [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...]
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