About The Authors

These books are co-written by Dr. Nidhi Kumar-Singh, a practicing cardiologist, and her daughter Kaya, who is 8 years old. Sai is Dr. Kumar’s younger child. The Singh family currently lives in New Jersey, with their Labradoodle named Aspen.

Dr. Kumar practices cardiology in New Jersey, and is Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Rutgers University Medical School. Her professional areas of interest are heart disease in women and pregnancy. She enjoys meditation, skiing, surfing, and coaching Kaya’s soccer team.

Exploring new restaurants throughout New York City enabled Kaya and her younger sibling Sai to learn to love ethnic food. Dr. Kumar soon found that their meals together were a powerful way to teach her children about different cultures and countries without traveling very far. She believes that by giving children a small "taste" of other cultures in their early developmental years, parents prepare them to be successful young adults who think with a global perspective.

Kaya Singh, now 8 years old, was born in New York City. Like her mom, she likes skiing and surfing. Kaya loves playing soccer in the backyard with her Dad. Her favorite foods are Gallo Pinto, Chicken Tikka Masala, and Shrimp Tempura Sushi. When Kaya goes out to dinner she does not like to order off the children’s menu because “Everything is too bland!”