Helen Manos

Helen Manos is the award-winning author of many books for children, including the picture book Samsara Dog illustrated by Julie Vivas, junior fiction novels Roller Blaze, Iron Lace, Snapshots, Spider Killer and Me and a collection of short stories Rules of the Game. This book came about after Helen worked with Tibetan refugees in Dharamsala in the lower Himalayas. She was very moved by the plight of people who have lost everything: homes, animals, country and a very old way of life. She was...See more

Helen Manos is the award-winning author of many books for children, including the picture book Samsara Dog illustrated by Julie Vivas, junior fiction novels Roller Blaze, Iron Lace, Snapshots, Spider Killer and Me and a collection of short stories Rules of the Game. This book came about after Helen worked with Tibetan refugees in Dharamsala in the lower Himalayas. She was very moved by the plight of people who have lost everything: homes, animals, country and a very old way of life. She was especially moved by their gentle, spirited resettling of Buddhist schools, monasteries and nunneries which lie at the heart of their culture. See less