A mother of two, 35-year-old Ghosh is actually a human resource professional, who had taken a sabbatical to spend time with her children.

'Motherhood has changed a lot in me. I started looking at things from my children's perspective. As parents we expect so much from our children that we forget that they are just kids...a lot of times things that we think will interest them actually do not.'

Shobit Arya, publisher at Wisdom Tree that published Ghosh's book, said: 'Writing gives them a wonderful opportunity to spend time with themselves without feeling guilty - a much-needed therapeutic experience for most of them.'

Saumya Agarwal, a young mother of two sons, illustrates children's books.

'I am a graduate from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) and designing is my bread and butter. However, drawing and illustration is something I have always enjoyed and motherhood opened up my mind to do that for children's books,' said Agarwal, who has illustrated for two children's books and has more in the pipeline.

'After I have done something I show it to my seven-year-old son to see his reaction. As an illustrator, my aim is to interest and sustain the interest of children and being a mother helps me in doing that,' she added.

However, a number of these mother-authors plan to go back to their full time careers after some time.

'At the moment I am working on two children's books. One is a series of stories such as on a child dealing with his or her parents' divorce and another one on wildlife. I also would like to do a book on sex education in the form of a story...Somehow seeing my nine-year-old son already turning into a teenager makes me explore all such subjects,' Ghosh said.

'After some time, however, I plan take up consulting since I am an HR professional,' she added.

Similarly, Agarwal said: 'Illustrating is an interest and doing that for kids has been fuelled by my experience as a mother. Having said that, I have my projects on designing - that's my bread and butter,' she said.

(Azera Rahman can be contacted at azera.p@ians.in)