By Suma Subramaniam

Uma Krishnaswami is one of the best and most distinguished author/mentors in the children’s publishing industry. I have enjoyed the Book Uncle trilogy so much and feel honored to welcome her to discuss the third book in the series.

Your forthcoming book, The Sunshine Project (Groundwood Books, 2025), is the third book in the “Book Uncle” trilogy. What was your inspiration for this story?

Book Uncle and Me was first published in 2012 by Scholastic India, and I did...