SynopsisParo Anand is a Sahitya Akademi, Bal Sahitya Award winner. She has written books for children, young adults and adults. No Guns at My Son’s Funeral was on the International Board on Books for Young People Honour List. The Little Bird who held the Sky Up with His Feet was on the 1001 Books to Read before you Grow Up. She was recently awarded the Kalinga Karubaki Literary Award for Fearless Women Writers.
Priya Kuriyan is a children’s book illustrator, comic-book artist and an animator. A graduate of the National Institute of Design (Ahmedabad), she has directed educational films for the Sesame Street Show (India) and the Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI), and illustrated numerous children’s books for various Indian publishers. She currently lives in Bangalore, filling her sketchbooks with strange caricatures of its residents. You can see her work on her Instagram handle: @priyakuriyan
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Paro Anand can?t stop writing books for children, young adults and adults although many people tell her she should slow down. She also works with children in schools and NGOs, through her programme Literature in Action. She is a world record holder for helping children make the World?s Longest Newspaper. She performs her stories for all who will listen?in India and many parts of the world. She has been awarded for her contribution to children?s literature by The Russian Centre for Science and Culture. On Republic Day 2007 Dr Kalam, the President of India, honoured her for her writing. Her book, No Guns at My Son?s Funeral was on the IBBY Honour List and is also translated into German and Spanish. If you want to contact her to compliment or complain, or read more about her, visit her website: www.paroanand.com recently, she gave a TEDx Talk on storytelling.