Khadeidra Le Gendre is a New York–based children’s book author whose work centers on individuality, belonging, and love. Her debut children’s book, A Twin Like You, was inspired by her fraternal twin sons and her desire to see more stories that reflect real twin families where differences are celebrated.

Born in Trinidad and raised between the Caribbean and New York, Khadeidra writes from Jamaica, Queens, where she has lived for more than a decade. She credits the borough with keeping her grounded through its beautiful diversity; she feels connected to people from every walk of life.

Reading hundreds of books with her twins for the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge, Khadeidra noticed that most children’s books don’t feature twins, and the ones that do, depict twins as identical, a

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