Biography
Aparna Varma is a freelance illustrator, animator and owner of the stationary company Green Bean Studio. She is the illustrator of Pig’s Big Feelings, written by Kelly Bourne. Aparna divides her time between illustrating and working as an animator at Nelvana Studio. Born and raised in India, Aparna also spent many formative years in Botswana, and now she lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Awards
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Champion Chompers, Super Stinkers and Other Poems by Extraordinary Animals
2023 - Eureka! Non-Fiction Book Award, California Reading Association, Winner
2024 - Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List (Youth List), Texas Library Association, Joint Winner
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Anne and Her Tower of Giraffes
2023 - Delaware Diamonds K-2, Diamond State Reading Association, Short-Listed