About Uma
Uma Krishnaswami is from India, and now lives in northwest New Mexico. She's the author of picture books (Monsoon, a Parents' Choice recommended book, and The Happiest Tree, a CCBC Choice, and many others) and a middle grade novel, Naming Maya (an IRA Notable Book for a Global Society). She teaches writing online through www.writers.com and is on the faculty of the Vermont College MFA progra... More
Uma's Blog: Writing with a broken tusk - Recent Posts
| 3/5/2014 | Downsizing, Simplifying: Moving to umakrishnaswami.org (0 Comments )
I have maintained my web site and this blog for eight years now. They finally became too large a house for me to inhabit and maintain. Too many cobwebs. Too many undusted shelves. Too much space. I couldn't update the web site. I forgot to post on... Read the rest of this post |
| 12/23/2013 | Happy Holidays, Winter, Snow, Rain, and a Happy New Year! (0 Comments )
WWBT is on winter break/getting ready for VCFA residency break. Happy days to all, and the best of years ahead. This blog will resume in February 2014. |
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Books 1 - 4 of 18 from Uma's published works, View all 18 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. Naming Maya (Hardcover) Author: Uma Krishnaswami Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
Ages 9-12 |
04/06/2004 Add | |||
| 14 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Monsoon (Hardcover) Author: Uma Krishnaswami Illustrator: Jamel Akib Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
Ages 4-8 |
10/06/2003 Add | |||
| 37 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Shower of Gold: Girls and Women in the Stories of India (Hardcover) Author: Uma Krishnaswami Illustrator: Maniam Selven Publisher: Linnet Books |
Ages 9-12 |
04/1999 Add | |||
| 9 Reviews | |||||
| 4. The Broken Tusk: Stories of the Hindu God Ganesha (Hardcover) Author: Uma Krishnaswami Illustrator: Maniam Selven, Selven Maniam Publisher: Linnet Books |
Ages 4-8 |
09/1996 Add | |||
| 21 Reviews | |||||
| Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm) | |||||
| Books Recently Added to Uma's Bookshelf | Ages | Date Added | |||
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Books 1 - 4 of 6 from Uma's bookshelf, View all 6 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. Out of the Way! Out of the Way (Hindi Edition) (Paperback) Author: Uma Krishnaswami Illustrator: Uma Krishnaswamy Publisher: Tulika |
Ages 4-8 |
8/16/2010 Add | |||
| Uma tagged as: I wrote | |||||
| 41 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Bringing Asha Home (Hardcover) Author: Uma Krishnaswami Illustrator: Jamel Akib Publisher: Lee & Low Books |
Ages 4-8 |
5/6/2007 Add | |||
| Uma tagged as: I wrote | |||||
| 16 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Naming Maya (Hardcover) Author: Uma Krishnaswami Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
Ages 9-12 |
5/6/2007 Add | |||
| Uma tagged as: I wrote | |||||
| 14 Reviews | |||||
| 4. The Closet Ghosts (Hardcover) Author: Uma Krishnaswami Illustrator: Shiraaz Bhabha Publisher: Children's Book Press |
Ages 4-8 |
5/6/2007 Add | |||
| Uma tagged as: I wrote | |||||
| 4 Reviews | |||||
| Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm) | |||||
Profile Comments
Comment by Kavitha Punniyamurthi on 3/31/2008 at 11:55 PM:
Hi Uma,
Could you tell me where I can buy 'Remembering Grandpa'?
I live in Chennai, India. I couldn't find it in Landmark and the sales people weren't very helpful :( any other bookstore I could try?
Hi Uma,
Could you tell me where I can buy 'Remembering Grandpa'?
I live in Chennai, India. I couldn't find it in Landmark and the sales people weren't very helpful :( any other bookstore I could try?
Comment by Susan Taylor Brown on 10/9/2007 at 11:08 PM:
Thanks for adding me to your circle of friends over here, Uma. I'm just trying to get back into the online waters again.
Thanks for adding me to your circle of friends over here, Uma. I'm just trying to get back into the online waters again.
Comment by Annette Gulati on 9/13/2007 at 1:16 PM:
Nice to see you here, Uma! Thanks for adding me!
Nice to see you here, Uma! Thanks for adding me!
Comment by Todd-Michael St. Pierre on 5/30/2007 at 1:19 PM:
Wow, nice collection of work Uma!
Wow, nice collection of work Uma!
Comment by Sharon A Putnam on 5/20/2007 at 6:05 PM:
Hi Uma,
It's always nice to meet other JacketFlap members. Thanks for adding me! I love the cover for Remembering Grandpa!
Hi Uma,
It's always nice to meet other JacketFlap members. Thanks for adding me! I love the cover for Remembering Grandpa!
Comment by jama rattigan on 5/7/2007 at 11:26 AM:
Thanks for adding me, Uma. Have a great week!
Thanks for adding me, Uma. Have a great week!
Thank you Uma. Thank you for leaving a comment. I learned so much from you.
Sincerely,
Maha