MITALI BANERJEE RUTHS a grandi à Houston, au Texas, et rêvait de devenir astronaute. Elle a été gardienne d’enfants, vendeuse de crème glacée et médecin. Elle est l’autrice de l’album illustré Archie Celebrates Diwali, ainsi que de la série de premiers romans Les fêtes de Priya et de la série de premières lectures The Inside Scouts, toutes deux publiées chez Scholastic. Mitali vit à Montréal, au Québec.

MITALI BANERJEE RUTHS grew up in Houston, Texas, and dreamed of becoming an astronaut someday. She has worked as a babysitter, an ice cream seller, and a medical doctor. She is the author of the picture book Archie Celebrates Diwali, the Scholastic Branches early chapter book series The Party Diaries, and the Scholastic Acorn early reader series The Inside Scouts. Mitali lives in Canada with her husband, three kids, and their dog, Tux.