Anita Yasuda is the author of Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life In The Mountains, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu; Diwali: A Festival Of Joy, illustrated by Darshika Varma; and Bollywood Beat, illustrated by Devika Oza, My Thali Is A Song, as well as many other books for young readers. She earned her honors degree in East Asian and South Asian studies at the University of Toronto, Victoria College, and her Montessori and Early Childhood qualifications at the AMI Institute in Vancouver, British Columbia. After graduating, Anita worked many jobs, from preschool teacher, sales clerk, caterer, firefighter (for one day), freelance magazine writer, and authoring books for educational publishers. She is a member of CANSCAIP, the Writers Union of Canada, and SCBWI, and is a co-host of SCBWI Canada-East BIPOC Talk.

 

Anita lives in the rolling hills of Ontario with her family. Her dog Lenny keeps her company as she writes stories at her desk or on long hikes in the woods. When she is not writing or hiking, Anita can be found visiting family in Japan and meeting fascinating people all over the world.

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Anita is represented by Lori Steel at SteelWorksLiterary