Rukhsana Khan was born in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1962. She immigrated to Canada with her family when she was three years old and grew up in
Dundas, Ontario. She graduated from
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology and became a biological-chemical technician. She has four children including three daughters and a son, and lives with her husband in Toronto, Ontario. Khan's writing career began by writing songs for ''Adam's World'' children's videos. Her stories have appeared in
Message International and
Kahani magazines. Her award-winning books for children include picture books, short story collections and novels. She is a member of the
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators,
The Writer's Union of Canada, CANSCAIP and Storytelling Toronto. Khan is a "well-known Canadian children’s author who focuses on telling tales of diversity." Her books have been translated into several languages, including Italian and Japanese. She presented a speech titled "Freedom of Speech Versus Cultural Sensitivity: Balancing the Right to Create Freely vs. the Need of People to be Respected", at the 2008
IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) World Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark. ==Awards==