Sherylene Rafeeque is a freelance writer/editor based in Kochi. She started her career as an assistant editor for Mango, a children’s imprint in English by DC Books. After a brief stint as a sub-editor with The New Indian Express, she returned to Mango and her first love – books. She was part of the editorial team for The English Express, a series of English textbooks for the lower and middle grades in India; and Classic Folktales from Around the World, a 12-volume special edition. She has retold four books for children. Sherylene has worked with an NGO to promote the use of ICT tools in educating differently abled children. She is also Consultant Editor for a public policy think-tank in Kochi. Now a mother of two girls, she strives to get the best of her work and family life.