Once, a Bird
A bird finds hope in a silent world, inspiring humans to reconnect with nature.
Rina Singh is an internationally published children’s author and has written fifteen books for children including A Forest of Stories, which has been translated in several languages. She has written an award-winning biography on the Inuit artist, Pitseolak Ashoona. Her most recent publications are Holi Colors, Diwali: Festival of Lights and Nearly Nonsense, and Guru Nanak. Her upcoming book A Meeting in the Sky is a World War II story. Holi Colors got starred reviews from Kirkus and Publisher’s Weekly. Rina has done readings and workshops in schools, libraries, and literary festivals across Canada, including TD Children’s Book Week in 2012 and 2018. In 2014, she also presented at the Asian Festival of Children’s Content in Singapore and Reading for the Love of it in Toronto (2015). She is an Ontario Certified Teacher and has taught visual arts, drama, and creative writing in Toronto for 25 years. She is also a tdsbCREATES mentor artist for Spoken Word. She lives in a blue house in Toronto. Surrounded by birds, pesky squirrels, a rabbit and goldfish in an outdoor pond, she dreams of writing more stories for children. She also loves elephants but to meet them she has to travel to far away places.
A bird finds hope in a silent world, inspiring humans to reconnect with nature.
A grandmother learns to read, defying illiteracy's grip.
A bird finds hope in a silent world, inspiring humans to reconnect with nature.
Discover Holi's vibrant colors and joyful celebrations.
A boy plants trees on a sandbank, creating a miraculous forest.
A boy transforms his village by planting trees for every girl's birth, challenging tradition and sparking change.
A German pilot saves an American bomber, sparking an unlikely friendship.
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Picture books
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Board books
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Books published each year, stacked by book type.
The share of the catalog represented by each book type.
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Every title in the Bookroo library, ordered from newest to oldest.
A bird finds hope in a silent world, inspiring humans to reconnect with nature.
A boy plants trees on a sandbank, creating a miraculous forest.
A boy transforms his village by planting trees for every girl's birth, challenging tradition and sparking change.
A grandmother learns to read, defying illiteracy's grip.
A German pilot saves an American bomber, sparking an unlikely friendship.
Discover Diwali's magic, where light triumphs over darkness in a vibrant celebration of joy and unity.
Discover Holi's vibrant colors and joyful celebrations.
Creative company
The authors and illustrators who share the credits across Rina Singh's books.