About Author & Illustrator
Anhad is a 6-year-old kindergartener who was born in Frisco, Texas to first generation immigrant parents – Amanjot Sandhu Bachhal (mom) and Gagandeep Singh Bachhal (dad) in 2018. He has been a curious and active kid who loves to make and tell stories. During his pre-K and kindergarten, he learned how to write them. These two books are an outcome of his newly acquired writing skills and his medium of sharing his stories. He has authored both books. Anhad has travelled to all 50 US states and through his books he want to share his stories with the world.
Amanjot (mom) is a designer and illustrator. She has pursued her master’s in design from National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, India in 2010 with focus on New Media Design. In 2015 she graduated with MFA from University of Texas at Austin with her research focusing on accessible UX design. She is a Principal UX Designer in FinTech industry. Her work and research have taken her to speak at conferences, companies, non-profits, and consortiums across the globe. Her passion for drawing started when her dad bought her first drawing book at the age of 3. Her work in these books is an outcome of continuous illustrations and painting throughout her life. She loves working with her little own storyteller, Anhad to create these beautiful illustrations.
About books:
Book 1: Anhad’s Universe: Curious Me (ISBN: 979-8-9902764-0-6) Published March 24, 2024
Collection of 22 stories from Anhad’s childhood. Anhad was born in 2018 in Texas. As mom, Amanjot discovered his sense of curiosity and excitement in our world, she decided to create these illustrations capturing Anhad’s childhood moments. When Anhad started reading and writing at his elementary school, his interactions with these illustrations created beautiful little stories. This book presents them to young readers aged 2 to 8 years.
Book 2: Anhad’s Universe: Bubble Net Feeding with Whales in Alaska (ISBN: 979-8-9902764-1-3) Published May 1, 2024 Anhad and his family loves travelling, and they have visited all 50 US states driving 73k road miles in past 6 years. This book is a story of the day about an excursion which Anhad took with his parents at Kenai Fjords National Park in Seward, Alaska. On this ship excursion, Anhad experienced the sea mammals, glaciers, and birds in the national park. In this book he wants to share stories of the day especially the bubble net feeding by 20 humpback whales, a rare occurrence. This is Anhad’s second book.