Biography
When Sangeeta Bhadra was two years old, her mom and dad found her with her teddy bear, Jeremy, under one arm, pen in hand, scribbling furiously over the pages of The Three Bears. She claimed to be writing.#Sangeeta “wrote” many books during that period, but it wasn’t until she was in grade three that she knew she wanted to be an author when she grew up. And that was that! Sangeeta has been writing ever since. She started with picture books, moved on to poetry in grade five and short stories when she got a little older … and came back to picture books while she was studying biology at the University of Toronto.~Sam’s Pet Temper is her first published book. The Nut That Fell from The Tree is her second.#When she is not hard at work writing, Sangeeta enjoys playing the piano, reading mysteries, baking cupcakes and knitting very long scarves.#Sangeeta lives in Brampton, Ontario.
Awards
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The Nut That Fell from the Tree
2021 - Jean Throop Book Award, IODE, Commended
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Sam’s Pet Temper
2016 - Blue Spruce Award, Ontario Library Association, Short-listed
Picture Books
The Nut That Fell from the Tree, 2020
Sam’s Pet Temper, 2014