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Author Bio (short)

Nancy Tandon is a former speech/language pathologist and author of two middle grade novels, The Way I Say It (Charlesbridge, 1/18/22) and The Ghost of Spruce Point (Aladdin, 8/2/22). Nancy lives in Connecticut with her family and is a fan of popcorn, reading, and literacy outreach programs of all kinds.

Author Bio (Longer)

Nancy Tandon is a children’s book author who loves sharing all kinds of stories. She has worked as an elementary school teacher, a speech-language pathologist, and an adjunct professor of Phonetics and Child Language Development, all of which helped plant seeds for stories about awesome kids doing brave things. Her debut middle grade novel, The Way I Say It (Charlesbridge, 2022) was an American Booksellers Association Indies Introduce and Indies Next pick as well as a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection. She is also the author of The Ghost of Spruce Point, forthcoming from Aladdin/Simon & Schuster (2022). Nancy lives in Connecticut with her family and is a big fan of literacy outreach programs of any kind.

More about Nancy Tandon

Me with my first published story, THE TOASTED BAGELS OF MELTED BUTTER LAKE

Hi, thanks for stopping by! I am a children’s book writer who loves to share all kinds of stories. One of my favorite things to do is read on my front porch swing, no matter the weather.

When I was in fifth grade, my school ran a program where students could have their stories published, complete with wallpaper remnant covers. Through this, my first three picture books were born.  Around the same time, I broke my leg and received a blank journal from my parents as a get-well gift.  In it, I wrote my first novel, THE TOMATO FAMILY, which was not-so-loosely based on the works of Lois Lenski, who was my favorite author growing up.

These days, I’m drawing on all my past experiences and working hard to create memorable stories that will both educate and entertain future readers. I hope you’ll be one of them!

I am a member of the Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and encourage anyone who is interested in writing for children to check them out.