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Rina Singh

Rina Singh is a children’s author and poetry slam coach whose curiosity and love for storytelling shape the heart of her books. Rooted in real-life events and the untold stories they hold, her writing spans themes of environmental justice, social change, and the magic woven into everyday life. Her critically acclaimed titles include Grandmother School, winner of the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize; Diwali: A Festival of Lights, nominated for the Red Cedar Award; and Once, a Bird. Her picture book Barefoot Skateboarders is based on a true story set in rural India.

Books by Rina Singh

Bird Brothers, A Delhi Story

by (author) Rina Singh
illustrated by Barkha Lohia

Barefoot Skateboarders

by (author) Rina Singh
illustrated by Sophie Casson

Les planchistes aux pieds nus

by (author) Rina Singh
illustrated by Sophie Casson
translated by Rachel Martinez

The Lion Queen

Rasila Vadher, the First Woman Guardian of the Last Asiatic Lions

by (author) Rina Singh
illustrated by Tara Anand

Imagine a Garden

Stories of Courage Changing the World

by (author) Rina Singh
illustrated by Hoda Hadadi

Once, a Bird

by (author) Rina Singh
illustrated by Nathalie Dion

My Heart Beats

by (author) Rina Singh

111 Trees

How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl

by (author) Rina Singh
illustrated by Marianne Ferrer

Grandmother School Read-Along

by (author) Rina Singh
illustrated by Ellen Rooney
read by Kirstie Hudson

Grandmother School

by (author) Rina Singh
illustrated by Ellen Rooney

A Meeting in the Sky

by (author) Rina Singh
illustrated by Jordi Vila Delclos

Diwali Lights

by (author) Rina Singh

Diwali Lights Read-Along

by (author) Rina Singh
read by Heather Gould

Holi Colors

by (author) Rina Singh

Holi Colors Read-Along

by (author) Rina Singh
read by Heather Gould

Diwali

Festival of Lights

by (author) Rina Singh

Guru Nanak /hc

The First Sikh Guru

by (author) Rina Singh
illustrated by Andree Pouliot

Nearly Nonsense

Hoja Tales from Turkey

by (author) Rina Singh
illustrated by Farida Zaman