Rashmi Sirdeshpande

Rashmi Sirdeshpande is a lawyer turned award-winning children's author who loves taking big ideas and making them accessible and exciting for young readers. She writes a mix of fun and uplifting picture books and illustrated non-fiction and her books include Never Show a T. rex a Book (illustrated by Diane Ewen), Dadaji’s Paintbrush (illustrated by Ruchi Mhasane), and Good News: Why The World is Not As Bad As You Think (illustrated by Adam Hayes). A former World Book Day author, Rashmi’s books have been published around the world and featured in national and international newspapers. She has won a number of awards, including the Diverse Book Awards and the Society of Authors Queen’s Knickers Award, which celebrates “outstanding” picture books.