Varsha Bajaj is the author of the middle grade novels Count Me In and Abby Spencer Goes to Bollywood, which was shortlisted for the Cybils Award and included in the Spirit of Texas Reading Program. Her picture books include The Home Builders and This is Our Baby, Born Today, a Bank Street Best Book. She grew up in Mumbai, India, and came to the United States to obtain her master's degree. She now lives in Texas.