Hello, I'm

Kedaar

(say it: Kay‑daar) केदार

I'm 6 years old, I live in Canada, and when I was 4 years old, I wrote a whole book about my favourite country. It's called From Aurora to Zamboni, an A to Z journey through Canada.

Grab a copy → Meet me ↓

Kedaar holding his book From Aurora to Zamboni

Created my first book at age 4 ✨

Made for my friends
with big dreams

A little about me

I'm Kedaar.
Big imagination, bigger curiosity.

Kedaar by a river in the Himalayan foothills

Where I'm from

I'm Canadian, and my family is from the sub‑Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in India. My name केदार means "Lord of the Mountains." Pretty cool, right?

Kedaar ice skating at the rink in full gear

learning to skate

Learning to ice skate

I'm back to learning to skate, and I'm getting better at it. I still love making snow on the ice!

Kedaar riding his bike down a trail covered in autumn leaves

Biking without training wheels

This summer I learned how to ride my bike without training wheels, and now it's one of my favourite things to do. I love to bike on trails, especially when they're covered in crunchy leaves.

rockstar in training

Learning guitar

I'm learning to play guitar too. This summer I went to a Bryan Adams concert and got so happy hearing songs from his album Reckless. I've even written two songs of my own: "Going Up, Going Down" and "Wibly Wobbly Tooth," which I wrote on the day my first tooth fell out.

Quick facts about me

6years old
26letters in my book
1very Canadian heart
∞snacks per day

My book

From Aurora
to Zamboni

An ABC Journey Through Canada · written by Kedaar at age 4 · paperback published at 4, hardcover at 5

"A is for Aurora… Z is for Zamboni… and twenty‑four very Canadian things in between."

It's a beautifully illustrated 8.5"×8.5" board‑style children's book celebrating Canadian culture and heritage. Every letter highlights something Kedaar picked himself, from Beavers and Canoes to Poutine and the Northern Lights.

Each spread has bold retro illustrations, uppercase + lowercase letters to build alphabet skills, and one playful fact per page. (Yes, a beaver's front teeth really never stop growing.)

Buy on Maple Beaver →

A is for Aurora, page from the book — A is for **Aurora**

B is for Beaver, interior spread — B is for **Beaver**

C is for Canoe, interior spread — C is for **Canoe**

Q is for Quebec, page from the book — Q is for **Québec**

V is for Vancouver, page from the book — V is for **Vancouver**

Back cover of From Aurora to Zamboni — …all the way to **Zamboni**

Kedaar pointing to his book on a shelf in a local book shop

"it's such a happy feeling to see my book in shops"

What I'm working on now

My next book: P.D. Nax

A brand new series. Coming soon.

Kedaar working on pages of his new book P.D. Nax

writing P.D. Nax

I'm already working on my next book. It's a whole new series starring a grumpy cat named P.D. Nax.

The first story is called "P.D. Nax Needs to Go," and it's about learning where you should go, and where you really shouldn't.

I'm working hard on it and I hope to publish it very soon. Stay tuned!

Beyond the book

The Free Book Program

Because every kid in Canada deserves a copy.

Kedaar's vision didn't end with the first edition. He wanted the book to be accessible to every child, so he asked that it be made available for free to any family unable to buy a copy.

That's how the Free Book Program was born at maplebeaver.ca. Anyone can request a free copy. The program is funded by generous donors who sponsor copies for others, and by the sale of Maple Beaver merch featuring the Canadian icons from the book.

Read the full story → Sponsor a copy ($7.99)

An open spread showing every letter of the Canadian alphabet from the book

A to Z, every page, made for sharing.

How it works

1

Request

Any family in Canada can request a free copy through Maple Beaver.

2

Sponsor

Anyone can sponsor a copy for $7.99 and put the book into another kid's hands.

3

Share

Every shirt sold at Maple Beaver also sponsors a copy. Royalties go right back in.