It's a new year, which means time for new books! Happy #bookbirthday to HOLI HAI! by @csoundar, illustrated by Darshika Varma. ALA_Booklist calls HOLI HAI! "an excellent introduction to Holi," and says it's a "beautiful story about love and forgiveness." albertwhitman.com/book/holi-hai/

This year has so many excellent children's books publishing! Here's my list of 15 January releases. Cottage Door Press @csoundar Albert Whitman & Co. Charlotte Sullivan Wild | LOVE, VIOLET out now! @charlenedraws MacKids Books @JoannaHoWrites HarperKids @muonthivan Jacqueline Woodson bookriot.com/january-2022-c…

The Festival of Color is coming up and we add beautiful new books to our list. Check out Holi Hai by @csoundar. This book has been flying off our shelves! We also love the illustrations by #DarshikaVarma. Only one copy available so get it soon! #Holi2022 tokabox.com/products/holi-…

Our weekend #libraryhaul 💖 Claire Keane Chronicle Kids @tracisorell Madelyn Goodnight Charlesbridge @csoundar Darshika Varma Albert Whitman & Co. @jopastro ✦ carolina coroa ✦ Scholastic Allysun Atwater #StevieLewis Bala Kids #MaggieCRudd Elisa Chavarri Farrar,Straus&Giroux #kidlit

Super excited for this! 💃🏼 Thanks to my agent Amanda Advocate Art

Looking forward to #BacktoSchool2022 and at Advocate Art we are happy to provide great artwork for tons of #educational #publications to help #educate children around the world! This #illustration is by Darshika Varma . See her full portfolio here: advocate-art.com/darshika-varma

So excited to officially announce my debut picture book!

✨COVER REVEAL!! ✨Absolutely thrilled to share the cover of KADOOBOO!: A Silly South Indian Folktale! Darshika Varma's illustrations are beyond cute! Can't wait for you to see what's inside! Many thanks to Kayla Tostevin and Page Street Kids and Emily Forney

I am thrilled to share the very first review from Kirkus Reviews for my upcoming picture book KADOOBOO! ✨ Written by Shruthi Rao and published by Page Street Kids

🪔Cover reveal🪔 I wrote a Diwali book! Out in August and available to order now! ➡️ uk.bookshop.org/a/13437/978071… 📚 Published by Quarto Kids 🎨 Illustrated by Darshika Varma #kidsbooks

#PBStudyBuddy is back! 🥳 😋😆😍 I lol-LOVE the clever comedy in this #PBStudyBuddy feature: KADOOBOO! (#ShruthiRao Shruthi Rao #DarshikaVarma Darshika Varma Page Street Kids). Let’s #bookboost #KADOOBOO!, #Kidlit! 🥳

✨️OUT TODAY!✨️ Discover the joy and meaning of the magical festival of Diwali, a very special time for people all around the world. 🪔Written by me 🪔Illustrated by Darshika Varma 🪔Published by Quarto Kids Available to buy now! uk.bookshop.org/a/13437/978071…

Many congratulations Sital Gorasia Chapman whose beautiful book Diwali is published today, brilliantly illustrated by Darshika Varma thanks to Quarto Kids 💕👏🏽🎉

DIWALI in Dutch! 🪔🇳🇱