Sandhya Acharya

About the Author

Sandhya Acharya grew up in Mumbai, India, and now lives in Santa Clara, California. Her picture book Living Bridges: The Hidden World of India’s Woven Trees was a Junior Library Guild Selection, and her articles and short stories have been featured in The Washington Post and on NPR (KQED), among other outlets. When she is not writing, you can find her training for marathons, learning a form of Indian classical dance, or hosting a podcast for a non-profit. She invites you to visit her online at sandhyaacharya.com.

Chaaya Prabhat is an illustrator and lettering artist from Chennai, India, currently based in Goa. She has illustrated many picture books, including Bracelets for Bina’s Brothers by Rajani LaRocca; Animal Tales from India: Ten Stories from the Panchatantra by Nikita Gill; and Anni Dreams of Biryani by Namita Moolani Mehra. When she’s not illustrating children’s books, she’s baking bread, birdwatching, reading, or drawing for fun. She invites you to visit her online at chaayaprabhat.com.