Uma Krishnaswami

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  • Bibliography:
    17 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 2003
  • Latest Book:
    August 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Dini

1 - The Grand Plan to Fix Everything (Jun-2011)
2 - The Problem with Being Slightly Heroic (Aug-2013)

Book List in Order: 17 titles

  • Chachaji's Cup

    Chachaji's Cup is a gentle tale of family love and the power of memory, brought to life with richly hued paintings. Neel loves listening to Chachaji's stories over steaming cups of tea. Chachaji's tales of great Hindu gods and demons, and of his adve...

  • Monsoon

    "An expressive story about seasons, extremes, and waiting." - Kirkus ReviewsChildren play, birds call, and grownups go about their business during the hot days of summer in northern India. But in the bustle of street and marketplace, everyone is watc...

  • Naming Maya

    In this compelling first novel, a young Indian American girl finally learns that she can choose which memories to keep and which to let go.Although Maya has done her best to avoid it, she is spending part of her summer in Chennai, India, with her mot...

  • The Closet Ghosts

    Moving to a new place is hard enough without finding a bunch of mean, nasty ghosts in the closet. This looks like a job for Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god who can change shape in the blink of an eye and chase goblins and demons away with his thunderin...

  • Bringing Asha Home

    It's Rakhi, the Hindu holiday special to brothers and sisters, and Arun wishes he had a sister with whom to celebrate. Soon it looks as if his wish will come true. His parents are going to adopt a baby girl named Asha, and she is coming from I...

  • Remembering Grandpa

    Daysha's grandma has come down with a bad case of sadness over the loss of Grandpa, but said isn't how Daysha remembers him. Grandpa has been gone for more than a year. Daysha sets out to cheer up Grandma by collecting things that can bring happy mem...

  • The Happiest Tree: A Yoga Story

    Meena is excited about the class play, a new and improved version of Red Riding Hood.Meena is excited about the class play, a new and improved version of Red Riding Hood. But when she learns that she must play one of the trees in the forest, Meena's ...

  • The Grand Plan to Fix Everything

    Dini - 1

    Eleven-year old Dini loves movies -- watching them, reading about them, trying to write her own -- especially Bollywood movies. But when her mother tells her some big news, it does not at all jive with the script of her life she has in mind. Her fami...

  • Out of the Way! Out of the Way!

    Selected for the USBBY Outstanding International Book ListA young boy spots a baby tree growing in the middle of a dusty path in his village. He carefully places rocks around it as the local mango seller rushes past shouting, "Out of the way! Out of ...



  • The Girl of the Wish Garden

    This poetic tale opens when Lina, a tiny girl no bigger than a thumb, is found in a flower by her mother. Because she is so tiny, adventure and mishap easily befall her  -- a giant frog leaves her stranded on a lily pad, she is freed by curious fis...

  • The Problem with Being Slightly Heroic

    Dini - 2

    Dini is back from India -- with Bollywood star Dolly in tow! But life in the States isn’t all rose petal milk shakes… Dini and Maddie, very best friends, are back in the same country at the same time! Better still, Dolly Singh, the starriest s...

  • Bright Sky, Starry City

    Phoebe helps her dad set up telescopes on the sidewalk outside his store. It’s a special night -- Saturn and Mars are going to appear together in the sky. But will Phoebe be able to see them with all the city lights? Raindrops begin to fall, foll...

  • Book Uncle and Me

    Winner of the International Literacy Association Social Justice Literature AwardAn award-winning middle-grade novel about the power of grassroots activism and how kids can make a difference.Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Unc...

  • Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh

    Nine-year-old Maria Singh longs to play softball in the first-ever girls' team forming in Yuba City, California. It's the spring of 1945, and World War II is dragging on. Miss Newman, Maria's teacher, is inspired by Babe Ruth and the All-American Gir...

  • Two at the Top

    Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary each tell their story, culminating in their thrilling ascent of Mount Everest. Tenzing Norgay grew up in Nepal, herding yaks in the shadow of Chomolungma, the mountain also known as Everest. He has always dreamed of ...

  • Look! Look!

    A girl in India discovers an ancient step well in this companion book to the creators’ much-loved Out of the Way! Out of the Way! When a girl discovers a slab of stone on a weedy patch of land, she calls to her friends, “Look! Look!”...

  • Birds on the Brain

    The sequel to the award-winning Book Uncle and Me features bird lover Reeni and her quest to save her city’s bird count event when the mayor tries to shut it down.Reeni is wild about birds! So when she and her best friend, Yasmin, have to pick a su...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Uma Krishnaswami has published 17 books.

The next book by Uma Krishnaswami, Birds on the Brain, will be published in August 2024.

The first book by Uma Krishnaswami, Chachaji's Cup, was published in March 2003.

Yes. Uma Krishnaswami has 1 series.
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