Chitra Soundar is a British author who grew up in Chennai, India. An award-winning author of over 40 books for children, she loves writing and travels the world visiting schools and festivals to bring her stories to children everywhere. Her young fiction series Nikhil and Jay has been made into a CBeebies animation and her picture book, A Time to Hush and Say Good Night, is longlisted for the Jhalak Prize. Chitra is a co-founder of the SAILFEST festival and the holder of two prestigious Junior Library Guild gold medals in the US.

Anybody who has ever felt categorised for one reason or another will feel empowered by the universal message Chitra and Sophie have created. Having said that, this is an important book for everybody to read and discuss be that at home or in the classroom.