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Back home for a bit...

Writer: Aruna M. LeporeAruna M. Lepore
Jul 13, 20211 min read

Updated: Aug 16, 2021

My first audience...my aunts and cousins during my visit to my home country, Trinidad. They got the PDF preview of Peanut the Penguin. So happy to reunite with my mum!!! And to breathe in the fresh mountain breeze, and maybe grab a coconut before we leave.

Reading to my aunts and cousins a preview of Peanut the Penguin

Back at my mum's to be spoiled with her love, her cooking, and the fresh mountain breeze...



 
 
 

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About the Author

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Aruna Maharaj-Lepore was born and raised on the Caribbean island of Trinidad (and Tobago). The daughter of entrepreneurs, Aruna’s path was clear. After earning her MBA, she co-directed the business with her mother.

 

During her studies abroad, however, she met her future husband, moved to the U.S. and eventually began a family. Once motherhood took a hold of her, she hung up her corporate hat and stayed at home to raise their children. It turned out that motherhood would be the experience that would bring her a satisfaction she never knew existed. It was this awareness that brought out Aruna’s creative side.

 

She used her appetite for story-telling and writing, her love of painting, and her children’s undying belief in her, to create her first multi-award winning picture book, Peanut the Penguin. The story reflects her softer side, having, herself, grown up in a loving home. The vibrant illustrations reflect the influence of growing up on a kaleidoscopic island.

 

Although Aruna did not expect to one day write and illustrate a children’s book, she certainly found a passion in doing so. She already has plans for creating her next book. Stay tuned.

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