Maisha Oso is the author of Before the Ships: The Birth of Black Excellence, My Hair is a Book, and Buster the Bully. She also has several books forthcoming including My Melanin is Music, the It’s Almost Time for… series, and the Venus Washington chapter book series. She writes stories to empower, entertain, and encourage emotional intelligence in young children. Her books have received multiple starred reviews, been named Best of the Year, and even been nominated for the prestigious NAACP Image Award.

A former strategy & analytics professional from New York City, Maisha is currently working in her most challenging role to date: a stay-at-home mom of three tiny humans. When she’s not writing, you can find her wrangling her kids, binge-watching an unhealthy amount of reality television, or belting out lyrics from the Hamilton soundtrack.  After living abroad for several years in Africa, Maisha and her family have recently moved back stateside to Georgia.