Nidhi Chanani

Nidhi Chanani is a freelance illustrator, cartoonist, and writer. Born in Calcutta and raised in suburban Southern California, she creates because it makes her happy--with the hope that it can make others happy too. Her debut graphic novel, Pashmina , received starred reviews from School Library Journal and Publishers Weekly , was a JLG Selection, a YALSA Top Ten Great Graphic Novel for Teens, and was reviewed in the New York Times , among other honors. She has a number of other comics and...See more

Nidhi Chanani is a freelance illustrator, cartoonist, and writer. Born in Calcutta and raised in suburban Southern California, she creates because it makes her happy--with the hope that it can make others happy too. Her debut graphic novel, Pashmina , received starred reviews from School Library Journal and Publishers Weekly , was a JLG Selection, a YALSA Top Ten Great Graphic Novel for Teens, and was reviewed in the New York Times , among other honors. She has a number of other comics and picture books out in the world as well, including Binny's Diwali , Jukebox , and What Will My Story Be? Chanani draws and dreams every day with her husband, kid, and their kittens in the San Francisco Bay Area. See less