ANITA YASUDA is the author of Bollywood Beat and Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei- A Life in the Mountains , in addition to more than 100 books for the educational market. She spent many years as an early childhood educator and a bilingual storyteller (English and Japanese). Anita lives in Ontario, Canada. DARSHIKA VARMA, born and raised in Mumbai, has always coveted the serenity of the countryside. She pursued a BFA in Applied Arts at Rachana Sansad in Mumbai. She began her career as a designer in digital marketing, then designing wedding invitations, and eventually she found her true calling as a children's illustrator.