Know Children Writer XXIII: Venita Coelho

Venita Coelho is an award-winning author, artist and screenwriter who writes for children as well as adults. A winner of the Sahitya Akademi Bal Puraskar, Coelho has also bagged the Hindu Goodreads Award (twice!) for Best Fiction for Children, The Neev Award and the Peekabook Award. Her collection of feminist ghost stories, The Washer of the Dead, was longlisted for the Frank O’ Connor Award. Besides 12 published books, Coelho has had a long career in film and television as a writer, director and producer. Yash Raj Films has recently signed a three-book deal with her for unpublished manuscripts to be turned web-series.

Some of her books for children include:

· Dead as a Dodo

· All of Me

· Tiger by the Tail

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Matthew McConaughey's Just Because

A new book by Matthew McConaughey has been announced, entitled Just because . This children's book looks at the world and each other from a child's point of view. It explores all our little complexities through children's eyes, seeing the world and each other as full of possibilities. McConaughey made his writing debut with his 2020 memoir, Greenlights, which was on the bestseller list for weeks. Just because , is a picture book with illustrations by Renee Kurilla, the story came to be pitted as a soulful and irreverent collection of life lessons that will empower readers, big and small, to celebrate how we are all full of possibility.

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Know Children Writer XVI::Katie Bagli

Katie Bagli is a children's author with 40 published titles. She loves to go for walks in the wild and finds mountains, forests, and oceans fascinating. She has published articles in magazines such as the Sanctuary Club, Highlight Champs, Saevus, and The Children's Magazine. She is also writing articles on nature for the children's section of the Young World of The Hindu. She also writes a monthly column on Nature in Robinage , a children’s magazine. Some of her books for children are: · Many Secrets of Mangroves · On the Wild Side · A Wormy Tale

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