Summary:
She chose the picture book to be her first children’s book because “first, picture books are beautiful, and among my own favourite genres to read. The Ammuchi Puchi by Sharanya Manivannan and Nerina CanziThough the book has just been released, Manivannan — who has published novels, short stories and poetry — says the story was written in 2010. I wrote The Ammuchi Puchi over a couple of hours one afternoon, eight years ago. The book was published in 2016 in the UK and now in India by Puffin. “When I wrote it, I had only published one book of poems..