

Jyoti Rajan Gopal is an award-winning picture book author, mom and forever kindergarten teacher. Her books have received starred reviews in Kirkus Reviews, Publisher’s Weekly, School and Library Journal, Book List, and Book Page and are on the Bank Street, NYPL and SLJ Best Books lists. She is the recipient of an ALA 2024 Stonewall Honor Book Award. Jyoti writes stories – fiction and non-fiction – of identity, community and belonging, themes that speak to her heart, that reflect her multiple identities.
Find out more about her books at jyotirajangopal.com

