Additional Resources
for Educators
An Educator's Guide to The Night Diary from Penguin
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KidLit TV
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I had a blast being a guest twice on Kidlit TV! Here you can find me making my grandmother's recipe for Sai Bhaji, an Indian Sindhi vegetable dish that I mention in The Night Diary. I also make a chickpea salad inspired by my chapter book series, Phoebe G. Green. You can find the video for that here!
The Story Seeds Podcast
Recently I was featured on Episode 2 of the new Story Seeds Podcast where kids and authors get to collaborate on ideas and create stories together. There's also a lot of related material for each author/kid creator team. I loved being part of it! Check out the story I created with Willa on Episode 2!
The Children's Book Podcast
I was thrilled to be interviewed by Matthew Winner on The Children's Book Podcast. We talked all about why I wrote The Night Diary and how I became a writer in the first place! If you're looking for in-depth interviews from many wonderful children's authors, this is a great resource.
Classroom Activity Starters from Penguin Classroom
I have a classroom activity starter included here with several other fantasic Penguin authors and illustrators!
I have a classroom activity starter included here with several other fantasic Penguin authors and illustrators!
Epistolary Novel Prompts
An epistolary novel is a story written entirely in letters. In The Night Diary the main character, Nisha, tells her story in a diary which are actually letters she writes to her mother. To create these writing prompts, I teamed up with two awesome authors, Sarah Kapit and Kelly Jones, who also have written epistolary novels. Our letter-writing prompts are linked below!
Here's my writing prompt based on The Night Diary:
Write a Letter Explaining Your Most Favorite Food or Meal
Here are Sarah and Kelly's writing prompts:
Write A Letter to Your Personal Hero by Sarah Kapit, author of Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!
Write A Letter You Can’t Mail by Kelly Jones, author of Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer
Write a Letter Explaining Your Most Favorite Food or Meal
Here are Sarah and Kelly's writing prompts:
Write A Letter to Your Personal Hero by Sarah Kapit, author of Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!
Write A Letter You Can’t Mail by Kelly Jones, author of Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer