Alice and Her Magic Scarf

Dr. Mahendran Maniam obtained his Diploma in Teaching (TESL) from Penang Teachers Training College Malaysia in 1989, Bac.Ed. (TESL) Hons, from Putra University Malaysia in 2001, M.Ed. (TESL) Malaya University, Malaysia in 2004 and Ph.D. (TESL) from the International Islamic University of Malaysia in 2009. Formerly as an English Language teacher, he taught in government and independent schools in many parts of Malaysia. He is currently attached to Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI), Malaysia in the faculty of Languages and Communication as an Associate Professor. He is also a visiting professor in Bharath University (BIHER), Chennai, India and Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), Malaysia. He has written and published more than 100 Picture Books meant for young readers with his pen name Dr. Brandon. He has also conducted research on topics related to writing for children.