About this Event
Join us at Brave + Kind Books for a special afternoon of Stories + Swaps with author Shelly Anand, in partnership with the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta!
Shelly Anand will share her work, including Laxmi’s Mooch and I Love My Body Because, for an afternoon celebrating stories, confidence, identity, and community.
And there’s a special treat for our early guests! The first 10 guests will receive a FREE bookworm fun patch. 📚
Bring your young readers and join us for an afternoon of books, connection, and fun with Shelly Anand and the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta.
We can’t wait to see you there!
About Shelly:
Shelly Anand is the author of the acclaimed picture book Laxmi’s Mooch (Kokila, an Imprint of Penguin Random House / 2021), a joyful, body-positive picture book about a young Indian American girl’s journey to accept her body hair and celebrate her heritage after being teased about her mustache. Laxmi was featured on the Today show, NBC News, Glamour magazine, and received star reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist. Shelly’s second book, I Love My Body Because (Simon & Schuster/2022), co-authored by Nomi Ellenson, is a gentle and poetic picture book for the youngest readers about celebrating your own body and all the different, wonderful bodies that make up our world. Her third, and most recent picture book, In This Family (Simon & Schuster/ 2024) has been celebrated as " a rich and inviting portrait of a loving multiracial family" by Kirkus Reviews. Shelly is also a human rights attorney and the co-founder of Sur Legal Collaborative, an immigrant and worker rights legal nonprofit based in Georgia. She received her BA from Wellesley College and her JD from the University of North Carolina School of Law at Chapel Hill. She lives in Georgia with her husband and two children.
Event venue & nearby stays
Brave and Kind Books, 722 West College Avenue, Decatur, United States
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