Smriti Halls

Smriti Halls is an award-winning, critically acclaimed children's author. Since publication of her first picture book in 2012, she has had a US number 1 bestseller and been published in more than 30 languages. Several of her books have been nominated and shortlisted for national awards. Smriti has been a judge for several awards and prizes, including the Stratford Salariya Prize, Faber's FAB Award and the Booktrust Lifetime Achievement Award. She was BookTrust's Writer in Residence. South Indian by birth, British by nationality and London-loving by heart, Smriti lives near Richmond Park with her husband and their three sons, reading, writing and eating iced buns.