Kavitha Mandana is the author of eight books for children published by Puffin (Penguin), Karadi Tales, Pratham and Red Turtle (Rupa). Her short fiction has appeared in various anthologies as well as in school English textbooks. She’s been writing and illustrating for the Deccan Herald’s kids’ supplement for the past twenty years. Books by Kavitha Mandana Trapped Tenali Raman (Tales of Wit and Wisdom) No. 9 on the Shade Card The Emperor Who Vanished: Strange Facts from Indian History THE TEENAGE DIARY OF ABBAKKA: THE WARRIOR QUEEN OF SOUTH INDIA