Meet Coonoor

This scholar turned children’s book author, began her career publishing numerous written works, including books, articles and reviews in both academic journals and newspapers.

Continuing on her professional journey, Coonoor discovered her passion for creating engaging, highly visual bilingual children’s books in Hindi and English, having raised her two daughters abroad in a foreign culture. Publishing her first set of books in 2006 in Singapore, Coonoor has since created several animated works, exploring innovative book shapes and various formats.

With her bilingual books, she hopes to help early learners (mostly children aged 2 to 6) learn new concepts, build their vocabulary and develop their knowledge through lively storytelling that tickles their funny bones and creates memories that last a lifetime.

Coonoor’s early works cover basics such as numbers, colours, shapes and the Hindi alphabet. Her more recent works are inspired by life’s everyday adventures and her travels with her husband into the far corners of the world, such as the jungles of India and the Arctic.

In most of her books, the colourful butterfly Titli accompanies children to discover the world and learn about nature and conservation – topics close to Coonoor’s heart. By giving animals a voice and ways to express their feelings such topics are introduced through colourful illustrations in a positive and fun way, making them relatable to kids around the world.

Coonoor loves to experiment. Being a highly visual person, Coonoor has worked with multiple artists and photographers at different stages of their careers. She loves seeing her characters coming to life through animation and different publishing formats.

With a penchant for innovation and a curiosity for technology, Coonoor’s books have been published in various digital formats, including Apps, and audio e-books that are available on the iBookstore or Google Play.

In addition to writing children’s books in English and Hindi, Coonoor continues to write scholarly works. Currently, she is working on a book analysing the role of radio broadcasting in India. She also has a few new children’s stories in the pipeline, inspired by her travels. 

Follow Coonoor @coonoorkidsbooks on Facebook and Instagram and explore her wonderful range of children’s stories and other works here on our website.

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