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- 3. This author was awarded the Padma Bhushan this year and she won the 2023 Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar (use last name)
- 6. This author fills STEAM-themed picture books and chapter books with curiosity, creativity, innovation, persistence, and problem-solving. Think Architect, Illustrator, President, Engineer (Use Last Name)
- 7. This author is best known for her Amma series of books about festivals, historical and religious places (use last name)
- 10. She writes for the 0-3 age group. Some of her most popular books are about blue and green hats,hippos and going to bed (use last name)
- 12. This author wrote about a land that could be accessed by stepping through a cupboard (use last name)
- 15. She was an English author of children’s books, illustrator, mycologist, and conservationist. Her stories about a mischievous, little rabbit is a classic (use last name)
- 16. This illustrator won the Big Little Book Award in 2020 for his contribution to Indian children’s literature. He has created characters like Maithili, Minotaur and an Ammachi with some amazing machines (use last name)
- 17. This American cartoonist is best known for his picture book Shrek! (Use last name)
- 18. This author created the Dreamers series and Ninja Nani (use last name)
- 21. This author has written over 200 books. She created a creature with terrible claws and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws (use last name)
- 22. The creator of an adorable teddy bear and his friends. “Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” (Use last name)
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- 1. She is a comic book writer, illustrator and animation filmmaker. One of her most popular work is about an Ammachi who has misplaced her glasses (Use Last Name)
- 2. This Mumbai-based author has written the History Mysyery series (use last name)
- 4. A four-time Caldecott Honor winner, his picture books are boldly illustrated. Some of his famous titles include a book about a worm that loves to measure and a curious and adventurous fish that is a different colour than the rest of his school (use last name)
- 5. This author is sometimes called the Indian Dr. Seuss. While she writes both picture books and chapter books, her specialty lies in writing nonsense verse for children. (Use Last name)
- 8. She created butterbeer, exploding snap and Wingardium Leviosa (use last name)
- 9. She has written about a gorilla that lived in a mall and people with the ability to morph into animals (use last name)
- 10. This British author has written over 600 books. Her books are mostly about adventures and mysteries and boarding schools (use last name)
- 11. This author wrote about a caterpillar, a spider, a brown bear and a blue horse (use last name)
- 13. This author took us to a world where the wild things live (use last name)
- 14. This author's picture book is inspired by the true story of Jamlo, a 12-year-old girl who passed away while attempting to walk from Telangana to her village in Chhattisgarh during the Covid-19 lockdown (use last name)
- 17. This author wrote about a hat wearing feline (use last name)
- 19. This author is known for his hilarious writing style. Think of a Pigeon Driving a Bus! (Use last name)
- 20. This author is a winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award, was awarded the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan. His stories are influenced by north India's hill stations where he spent his childhood (use last name)