My Big Book of Earth

Asudev is a self-taught artist. He has created over 180 paintings and sculptures.

Avvaiyar was an important Tamil poet and social activist.

Enrique Lara Robayo writes and illustrates children's books. He is a freelance illustrator and currently teaches at Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano. Because of his love for books and images, he opened his own publishing house called GatoMalo.

Geeta Dharmarajan loves writing for children. She received the Padma Shri in 2012 for her work in literature and education. She was also the joint winner of the Business Standard Award for Social Entrepreneur of the Year in 2018.

Jemma Jose is a Chennai-based animator and illustrator

Kalyani Ganapthy is an Indian illustrator who spent her childhood in the Western ghats. Her time with birds, wild hares, toadstools, forests, and wild flowers heavily influences her work.

Luis Fernando Garcia Guayara studied graphic design at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He has always enjoyed playing with plasticine. After his degree, he started teaching claywork and origami to children in his art classes. He also works as a freelance illustrator and college teacher.

M. Mukundan is a pioneer of modern Malayalam literature. While he was a young boy, Mukundan says, his happiest moments were when he sat in his grandma's lap, savouring stories. He has twenty six books, most of them novels and collections of short stories to his credit. He has also written scenarios for two feature films. He has won many awards including the Katha Award for Fiction.

Meena Verma is a noted Sanjhi painter

Murali Nagapuzha is a renowned artist based in Kerala.

Sumati is an illustrator who brings dreams alive through her artworks. She has illustrated many books for young readers.

Vijaya Ghose is a teacher, writer and animal lover. She was one of the editors of Target, the children’s magazine, and is now the editor of the Limca Book of Records.