Baloo’s Big Win (The Magic Makers): Picture Book Biography| ages 6 and up| inspirational heroes

<p><b>Mamta Nainy</b> is a writer based in New Delhi. She has authored over thirty books for children many of which have gone on to win national and international awards and recognition. She also works as a literary translator translating primarily from English to Hindi with several published works of translation. Mamta is inspired by the unfettered imagination of children and loves travelling but is too lazy to do it. So she mostly makes do with reading<br><br><b>Saumya Oberoi</b> is an artist and a designer based in both Pune and Bangalore. She studied animation at the IDC School of Design IIT Bombay where she graduated from in 2023. She adores toying with colours solving puzzles and aspires to use illustration animation and storytelling to create lovely art that can reach many people. She has illustrated Ruskin Bond’s <i>Animals in the House </i>a Puffin title.<br><br>She’s also a drummer a Bharatnatyam dancer a loving cook and an avid seafood enjoyer. You can find her work at somuberry.me or get in touch with her at saumyaoberoi20@gmail.com.</p> <p><b>A unique biography that explores and celebrates the life of a Dalit sports icon who fought against social injustice.</b><br><br>‘Does anyone really win when not everyone gets to play?’<br><br>Right from his childhood Baloo loved cricket. But he lived at a time when the rules of the game weren’t fair. Despite being a great bowler he wasn’t allowed on the team because he was from a lower caste. Not one to give up easily Baloo worked hard and was eventually picked to play on the team. But even after this he wasn’t allowed to mix freely with his teammates.<br><br>Could Baloo overcome this obstacle and change the game of cricket?</p>