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Darshana Khiani Author

Darshana Khiani is a second-generation Indian American who grew up in rural Pennsylvania and now resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family. Her skills include writing picture books, debugging network routers, and solving jigsaw puzzles. However, wearing a sari is not one of them. HOW TO WEAR A SARI is her debut picture book. www.darshanakhiani.com Twitter: @darshanakhiani Instagram: @darshanakhiani Joanne Lew-Vriethoff is the acclaimed illustrator of many children's books including the new edition of The Invisible String, and The Invisible String Workbook, as well as Darshana Khiani's How to Wear a Sari. Her passion and love for storytelling is shown through her whimsical but heartfelt illustrations in books that range from picture books to middle grade novels in both Dutch and English. She loves discovering the world with her family by traveling and collecting memories that give her more inspiration for her art. She grew up in Los Angeles, studied at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, and now divides her time between Amsterdam and Malaysia.