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This is Who I Am

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Discover that we are so much more than where we are from in this beautiful, poetic celebration of children with shared heritage, from a Diverse Book Award-winning team. When people ask her where she is from, this little girl says she has a foot in two... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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This is Who I Am

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Discover that we are so much more than where we are from in this beautiful, poetic celebration of children with shared heritage, from a Diverse Book Award-winning team.

When people ask her where she is from, this little girl says she has a foot in two worlds: one in India, the country of her heritage, and one in the land her parents came to on a plane. But she is so much more than that – she is the memories, the music, the tastes, sights and sounds of both of those worlds, she is their shared history, and the people who fought for their freedom... but most of all, she is proud to be herself.

A poetic story about a little girl with Indian heritage who discovers all of the amazing things that make her who she is.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781839135767

Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 May 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Andersen Press Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Ruchi Mhasane

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Rashmi Sirdeshpande (Author)
Rashmi Sirdeshpande is a lawyer-turned-storyteller, who was part of the Penguin Random House WriteNow mentoring programme in 2018. As a British Indian child, she didn't get to see many children like her in the books she read, so she is now passionate about writing stories that children from all backgrounds can relate to.

Ruchi Mhasane (Illustrator)
Ruchi Mhasane has an MA in Children's Book Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art. Her ambition is to develop the form of the picture book; in India, children's books usually have few pictures, and her aim in joining the MA was to change this. Ruchi especially enjoys drawing people and children, and her work has a dreamy quality to it. She currently lives in India, where she grew up.

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