About Me

Dr. Rekha S. Rajan is the USA TODAY bestselling author of over 30 books (nonfiction and fiction) for kids and adults (and more to come!).  Her books have been listed on multiple BEST BOOKS list, received numerous starred reviews and been #1 new releases and editor's picks on Amazon. Her audio narration and musical instrumentation for the THIS IS MUSIC board book series were named best children's recordings from ALA/ALSC 2023. 

The bestselling DISASTER SQUAD chapter book series has been on numerous state reading award lists. Additional books include AMAZING LANDMARKS, CAN YOU DANCE LIKE A PEACOCK, the THIS IS MUSIC and THIS IS DANCE board book series, and THAT SWINGIN' SOUND: THE MUSICAL FRIENDSHIP OF ELLA FITZGERALD and LOUIS ARMSTRONG. Forthcoming titles include THE NUMBERS RACE and GO GO GO!

Rekha is a classically trained opera singer, has performed in numerous musicals, and plays the mridangam (a drum from South India), the piano, banjo, ukulele, djembe, bongos, recorder, and a lot of other instruments.

She has a doctorate in music education from Teachers College, Columbia University, a masters in music education from Teachers College, Columbia University, a masters in education from Roosevelt University where she also has a bachelors degree in music (vocal performance). 

Rekha lives in Chicago with her husband, three children, sixteen pets in a house full of books and musical instruments.

Represented by 

Lilly Ghahremani (Full Circle Literary) - books/media

Kim Yau (Echo Lake Entertainment) - film/tv