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Readathon Author Assembly - Biographies
READATHON AUTHOR
The San Mateo-Foster City Education Foundation is excited to partner with these two wonderful local authors for our Readathon Author Assembly Rewards.
The Assemblies will be awarded to:
The Elementary School with the Highest Average Reading Minutes.
The Elementary School with the Highest % Fundraising Participation.
ASSEMBLY REWARDS
Meera Sriram draws from her life straddling the East and West to tell stories. She is an award-winning author of several picture books including A GIFT FOR AMMA, DUMPLING DAY, A GARDEN IN MY HANDS, and THE SPICE BOX. Her books have been selected Best Book of the Year by School Library Journal, Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), and Bank Street College, and have received starred reviews from Kirkus, School Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. She’s a two-time recipient of the South Asia Book Award. Her work has been included in several state reading lists, featured in The New York Times, and has been translated into many different languages. Meera loves woodsy hikes and urban murals, and lives with her family in Berkeley, California. For more information, please visit: http://www.meerasriram.com
Meera Sriram
Seina Wedlick
Seina Wedlick is a children’s book author who writes joyful, culturally rich stories inspired by her heritage and family traditions. She is the author of Naming Ceremony, Space for Everyone and The Night Market which was nominated for both the Crystal Kite and Golden Kite Awards, and won the Northern California Book Awards for Children’s Literature in the Younger Readers category. Her next picture book, Noor and the Storyteller, is forthcoming in Fall 2026. To learn more about Seina and her work, please visit her website at www.seinawedlick.com.
