Meera Sriram is an Indian American children’s writer who draws from her life straddling the East and West to tell stories. She is the author of several picture books including the award-winning A GIFT FOR AMMA, DUMPLING DAY, featured in The New York Times, and A GARDEN IN MY HANDS, which received starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly. Her work has been selected as Best Book of the Year by School Library Journal and Bank Street College, and as American Library Association’s Rise: A Feminist Book Project. Her most recent title, THE SPICE BOX, released in Spring 2024. Meera loves woodsy hikes and urban murals, and lives with her family in Berkeley, California. For more information, please visit: meerasriram.com