Srividhya Venkat

A children's writer, performance storyteller, and former early childhood educator, Srividhya Venkat strongly believes in the power of books and stories. Born and raised in India, she has lived several years in the United States and Singapore. Having experienced diverse cultures in each of these countries, she dreams of a world truly without borders, and tries to do her part by creating and sharing stories about our big, beautiful world where everyone is different, and yet the same. Srividhya has been published in India. One of her picture books, THE CLEVER TAILOR is a 2020 South Asia Book Award (SABA) Highly Commended Book, and was also among the ‘101 Great Books for Kids (2019)’ listed by the Evanston Public Library. With DANCING IN THATHA'S FOOTSTEPS, she makes her US debut.