• Shraya is a musician, performer, filmmaker and writer of a novel (She of the Mountains) and a YA book (God Loves Hair).
• Shraya is a trans artist and has made art in which she channels the look of her mother, much like this book's subject.
• Illustrations by a Sri Lankan-born artist whose globally showcased work sits between Western and immigrant culture.
• Celebrates cultural and gender difference and encourages tolerance and diversity.
• A wonderful story about identity that is a hugely necessary narrative in the current move for diverse books.