Rekha Pankaj Kumar

I am a teacher, a parent, and a writer.

In my classroom, I saw children struggling with their feelings every day — and nobody was really talking about it. At home, I watched my own child go through emotions that were too big to explain, and I didn't always know how to help. Those two experiences stayed with me for a long time.

That is why I wrote Little Hearts, Big Feelings: Six Stories for Children Who Feel Everything. I wanted every child to know that what they feel is real, and that they are not alone in feeling it.

I write for the children who feel too much — and for the parents and teachers who love them and want to understand them better.