Addtional resources for educators
An Educator's Guide to The Night Diary from Penguin
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KidLit TV
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Veera was a guest twice on Kidlit TV! Here you can find her making her grandmother's recipe for Sai Bhaji, an Indian Sindhi vegetable dish that she mentions in The Night Diary.
She also makes a chickpea salad inspired by her chapter book series, Phoebe G. Green, here!
The Story Seeds Podcast
Veera 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!
The Children's Book Podcast
Veera was thrilled to be interviewed by Matthew Winner on The Children's Book Podcast. They talked all about why she wrote The Night Diary and how she became a writer in the first place.
Classroom Activity Starters from Penguin Classroom
Check out this classroom activity starter included here with several other fantastic Penguin authors and illustrators!
Check out this classroom activity starter included here with several other fantastic 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, Veera teamed up with Sarah Kapit and Kelly Jones, who also have written epistolary novels. Their letter-writing prompts are linked below!
Here is Veera's 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