RIDHA A.P. is a 10-year-old author who was born in Kerala, India, where she spent her early childhood years. She moved to the US at the age of four and started her schooling at Benjamin Rush Elementary School in Redmond, Washington. She currently lives in Bangalore with her family and her three cats. She attends Candor International School. Ridha started drawing when she was three years old and never stopped after. When she’s not in school, she spends her time drawing, painting, coming up with imaginary worlds and stories, or listening to audiobooks.