India, Jan. 31 -- Growing up in Srinagar, Kashmir, Ambreen Rasool always wanted to read children's books which had characters she could identify with. After school, she moved to Pune to pursue a law degree and then practised for five years at the Supreme Court of India before getting married and settling down in Bangalore. When her daughter, who was born eight years ago, started reading, the old desire for such books resurfaced and led Rasool to write The Adventures of Iya and Zoey, the story of a little Kashmiri girl and her pet bird, Zoey, who live in Bangaluru. During the summer vacations, Iya and her family visit Kashmir where they learn more about their homeland. Beautifully illustrated by Kubra Shah, the book was recently brought ou...