Thejaswi Shivanand is an independent scholar of books and Indian publishing history. He is a library educator at Champaca Children’s Library, Bengaluru. He works with schools and library-focussed organisations across the country in the professional development space to support the growth of reader communities. He has an abiding love for picture books and is continually astounded by their ability to reach and embrace readers, irrespective of age and background, with the wholeness of life.