‘A fearless writer and performance storyteller with a big heart’, best describes Paro Anand. Recognised globally for her contributions to children’s literature with unique storytelling and topics that break boundaries, Paro Anand also headed the National Centre for Children’s Literature (National Book Trust, India). She was honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar Award in 2017 for her book, Wild Child, now published as Like Smoke.