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RAD­HI­CA DE SIL­VA

As 2026 dawned, two young sis­ters marked the New Year not just with cel­e­bra­tion, but with ac­com­plish­ment—launch­ing their very first chil­dren’s books along­side their proud par­ents.

Eleven-year-old Em­ma Teelucks­ingh and her five-year-old sis­ter Eliana Teelucks­ingh are the au­thors of Smil­ing Sto­ries for Smart Chil­dren and Small Sto­ries for Smil­ing Chil­dren. The books, writ­ten with young read­ers in mind, are filled with short, imag­i­na­tive tales that pro­mote clean­li­ness, good habits, kind­ness and hap­pi­ness.