Welcome to the official website and blog of Uma Krishnaswami, writer and author of children's books, Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award nominee, 2020 and 2021 . For over twenty-five years, Uma has written picture books, chapter books, early readers, short stories, retold story collections, and novels for young readers. She has spoken to audiences in the US, Canada, India, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Uma's books have been translated into eleven languages. She is published by Atheneum, Groundwood Books, Lee & Low,
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