Welcome!

I am a writer, and I like to write best for children.  Perhaps I never grew up.

My curiosity led me into the world of science.  I will always be a scientist, questioning how things work and delighting in the answers.  Now, I enjoy learning and sharing what I know with kids and writing the stories that have been brewing in my head for years. 

I live in Redmond, WA. with my husband, two children, and two cats.  Sometimes, they appear in my stories.

Find out more about me, my stories and books.  I also keep a blog where I ruminate about reading, writing and occasionally arithmetic.  Feel free to contact me.  I enjoy doing writing and science workshops with children and adults.  I also teach at the Institute of Children's Literature.

Kids, I have a special page just for you.

Thank you for visiting my website.  Check back often for news and stories.                                                       Vijaya

 

  

News

I wrote about judging the SCBWI Magazine Merit Awards in Catch a Judge's Eye.  Read it in the Jan-Feb. 2008 Bulletin or here.

First Grade Friends is one of 55 poems (out of nearly 3,000) selected to be displayed as public art on King County Metro buses.  See the placard here.  Ride the bus, folks!

My new books for young mathematicians from Capstone Press are here!