Events and Photos — Nandana Dev Sen

Nandana's Muses: With Children from Operation Smile, who rule the ramp in India Kids Fashion Week, Bombay

Full House: New York Launch of Kangaroo Kisses in Books of Wonder, September 25, 2016.

Kangaroo Poster: Announcing the launch party for Kangaroo Kisses at Books of Wonder, New York, September 25, 2016

A Rapt Audience: Sulakshana reads Kangaroo Kisses with Nandana in Book of Wonder, September 25, 2016

"I'm learning to Fly, with geese in the sky!" Books of Wonder, September 25, 2016

Signing Kangaroo Kisses for eager readers, Books of Wonder, September 25, 2016

Sulakshana takes charge of the cake, Books of Wonder, September 25, 2016

You can have your cake - and read it too!" Kangaroo Kisses cake, Books of Wonder, September 25, 2016

Guest of Honor Sulakshana Reddy cuts the cake with David Ouimet of PGW at the New York launch of Kangaroo Kisses, Books of Wonder, September 25, 2016

Sulakshana plays Mommy to Nandana: "Won't you turn out the light, and hug me goodnight?" Books of Wonder, September 25, 2016

Sulakshana plays Mommy to Nandana: "Darling, it's time for bed!" Books of Wonder, September 25, 2016

Nandana's Muses: With little Makenna in Books of Wonder, September 25, 2016

Kangaroo Kisses Animal Jigsaw Puzzle

"Can you show me how you like to hug?" Celebrating Republic Day by the lakes, Kolkata Literature Meet, January 26, 2016

"Can you fly like Koko the Crow?" Storytime in the library of Ecole Mondiale, Bombay, January 28, 2016

"Can you jump like Mambi the Monkey?" Jumping Storytime, Kitab Khana Bookshop, Bombay, January 29, 2016

Storytime Collage in The Book Nook bookshop, Hove, UK, July 23, 2016

"Each of us has a gift that's very, very special. Don't you think so?" Mambi in Ecole Mondiale, Bombay, January 28, 2016

Group playtime with children undergoing cancer treatment, St. Jude's Home, Bombay

Nandana's Muses: With nephew Ethan, in Boston

Nandana's Muses: With Adanna, in New York

Mambi Fan Club One: Heritage School, Kolkata, April 12, 2016

Nandana and her poet mother Nabaneeta Dev Sen pore over the proofs of Kangaroo Kisses, in Essex

Mambi at the Mountain Echoes Festival, Thimpu, Bhutan, August 28, 2016

Nandana's Muses: Nephew Jasper "Then I'll brush furry bear!"

Nandana's Muses: With Hiya and other playmates, in Delhi

Nandana's Muses: With the teenage winners of the Navjyoti Adolescent Empowerment Awards of UNICEF, Bombay

Kangaroo Kisses at the Kangaroo Kids School, Bombay, September 2, 2016

Nandana holds up the smallest Kangaroo Kid as the class "cackles like a crow"! Bombay, September 2, 2016

Nandana's Muses: With nieces Eva and Julia, in Boston

Mambi Fan Club Two: Shri Ram School, Gurgaon, January 11, 2016

Book Launch of Mambi and the Forest Fire: With Publisher Hemali Sodhi at the World Book Fair, New Delhi, January 9, 2016

Mambi Celebrates Republic Day: Kolkata Literature Meet, January 26, 2016

"Can you put the missing animals back on the page?" Launch of Kangaroo Kisses at the Hay Festival, UK, June 4, 2016

The littlest girl pieces the puzzle together - with just a bit of help! Kangaroo Kisses at the Hay Festival, UK, June 4, 2016

"I'll SING with rhinos, and DANCE on my toes!" Little ones stampede the stage in a sold-out session on Kangaroo Kisses at the Hay Festival, June 4, 2016

Nandana's Muses: "Can a frog stand on its head?" Nandana with her niece Hiya, to whom Kangaroo Kisses is dedicated

Mambi Fan Club Three: Calcutta International School, Kolkata, April 13, 2016

Niece Hiya, the inspiration behind Kangaroo Kisses, hides in Nandana's suitcase at bedtime, surrounded by her animal toys

Mambi Fan Club Four: Nandana mobbed by little ones in the Kolkata launch of Mambi and the Forest Fire, Oxford Bookstore, April 18, 2016

Nandana's Muses: Niece Hiya's Birthday Surprise

New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA), Baltimore, MD, October 16, 2016

NAIBA Conference, Baltimore, MD, October 16, 2016

Special Storytime and Signing, Barnes and Noble Prudential Center, Boston, MA, November 13, 2016

Interactive Reading and Author Signing, McNally Jackson Books, New York, NY, November 12, 2016

"Kangaroo Kisses" School Workshop, South Ken Kids Festival, Institut Francais, London, November 17, 2016

School Sessions, Year One and Two, Highgate Primary, London, November 23, 2016

"Kangaroo Kisses" and "Mambi and the Forest Fire" at the Nehru Centre, High Commission of India, London, November 25, 2016

Special Storytime and Author Signing, Words Bookstore, Maplewood, New Jersey, December 10, 2016

At the Oxford Subscription Company Bookstore – The Storyteller in Kolkata.

At the Oxford Subscription Company Bookstore, Kolkata, with children from five different Montessori schools from across the city.

Nandana at the storytelling session at Oxford Subscription Company bookstore on Picnic Garden Road. August 23, 2018