{"id":1539,"date":"2022-06-06T19:58:21","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T23:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/?page_id=1539"},"modified":"2025-02-17T18:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T23:12:33","slug":"melissa-h-mwai-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello & Hola Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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My name is Melissa H. Mwai. I write<\/a> and illustrate<\/a> for kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are also special pages for kids<\/a> and teachers\/parents<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To read interviews or articles, learn how to pronounce my last name (it’s easy-peasy), or meet my pet bunny, visit the about me<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s chat all things kidlit.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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My name is Melissa H. Mwai. I write and illustrate for kids. There are also special pages for kids and teachers\/parents. To read interviews or articles, learn how to pronounce my last name (it’s easy-peasy), or meet my pet bunny, visit the about me page. Let’s chat all things kidlit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1860,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1539","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1618,"url":"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/index.php\/press-kit\/","url_meta":{"origin":1539,"position":0},"title":"About Me","author":"Melissa Mwai","date":"June 7, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Everyone has a story to tell. Rising Stars Interview Nov 16, 2020 Short Bio Melissa H. Mwai is a children's author and illustrator. 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