Sandhya Parappukkaran left her job as a Food Technologist so
she could put her feet up and read. Then she rediscovered her
passion for children’s books. Her stories are inspired by her
multicultural experience and include scrumptious food from her
Kerala Indian heritage. Sandhya resides in Brisbane with her
family.
Michelle Pereira is an illustrator who spent her
childhood in Nairobi, Kenya and now lives in Melbourne, Australia.
She graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of
Communication Design and became a professional illustrator after a
somewhat extended, but enjoyable, stint of bar work. She has worked
with a range of clients such as Penguin UK, Netflix, the New York
Times and Marie Claire. Her work has won and been shortlisted for
numerous awards, including the 2022 CBCA Award for New Illustrator
and the 2024 Ena Noël Award.
'With gentle compassion and tender wisdom, this Australian import
portrays the challenges and joys of starting over in a new setting,
juxtaposing fraught school days with the cozy warmth of evenings at
home. Pereira’s block print style digital artwork brings
Zimdalamashkermishkada’s name to vibrant life in bright orange
against the muted pink, green, and brown palette as it sprawls
across the pages trailing after him, strikes his desk as a
lightning bolt, and unfolds into an endless paper accordion that
won’t stay neatly contained. When he begins to teach Elly his
name, the unruly shapes begin to take the form of a bird, adding
more detail with each syllable until it soars gloriously across a
two-page spread in joyous, fiery tones when Elly says the whole
thing. This sensitive book will make an excellent lead-in to
age-appropriate discussions about difference and belonging.'
– The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s
Books
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