Rajani LaRocca

Dr. Rajani LaRocca is a respected author of award-winning books for young people. She was born in Bangalore, India, and immigrated to America as a baby, spending her formative years in Louisville, Kentucky. Currently, she resides in the Boston area where she practices medicine and writes.

LaRocca has an impressive list of published works, including "Red, White, and Whole," which won a 2022 Newbery Honor, the Walter Dean Myers Award, Golden Kite Award, and New England Book Award. Some of her other books are "Midsummer’s Mayhem" (2019), "Seven Golden Rings" (2020), "Bracelets for Bina’s Brothers" (2021), "Much Ado About Baseball" (2021), "Where Three Oceans Meet" (2021), "My Little Golden Book About Kamala Harris" (2021), "The Secret Code Inside You" (2021), and "I'll Go and Come Back" (2022). She writes fiction and nonfiction, novels and picture books, prose and poetry, reflecting her diverse interests.

LaRocca draws inspiration from various sources, including her family, childhood experiences, the natural world, math, science, and almost everywhere she looks. She has always been an avid reader, and her passion for reading has now translated into her writing career. Her work has been recognized with numerous awards and accolades, cementing her position as a respected and successful author in her field.
Midsummer's Mayhem Books
# Title Year
1 Midsummer's Mayhem 2019
2 Much Ado About Baseball 2021
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 Red, White, and Whole 2021
2 The Secret of the Dragon Gems 2023
Picture Books
# Title Year
1 Seven Golden Rings 2020
2 Bracelets for Bina's Brothers 2021
3 My Little Golden Book about Kamala Harris 2021
4 The Secret Code Inside You 2021
5 Where Three Oceans Meet 2022
6 I'll Go and Come Back 2022
7 A Vaccine Is Like a Memory 2023
Collections
# Title Year
1 Chicken Soup for the Soul Babies: Now! 2022
My Little Golden Book About... Books
# Title Year
1 My Little Golden Book About Dinosaurs 1970
2 My Little Golden Book About George Washington 2016
3 My Little Golden Book About Johnny Appleseed 2017
4 My Little Golden Book About Dogs 2018
5 The Statue of Liberty 2018
6 The White House 2019
7 Queen Elizabeth II 2022
8 King Charles III 2023
Rajani LaRocca Anthologies
# Title Year
1 The Door Is Open: Stories of Celebration and Community by 11 Desi Voices 2024