The Data Detective

Since the debut of The Data Detective at the Carnival, Arkansas native, Chandra Donelson has been on a mission to help children and families unlock the magic of data literacy through engaging live events.

What started as a mother's quest to explain the concept of data to her curious four-year-old is now a global literacy movement available in five languages and counting.

Bestselling children's book author Chandra Donelson made a stop at the Barnes & Noble in Salem, New Hampshire, as part of her national book tour for The Data Detective at the Carnival.

Author and global data leader Chandra Donelson delivered the closing keynote at Enterprise Data World (EDW), one of the industry's largest and most respected data management conferences on May 7, 2025.

Author Chandra Donelson headlined the World AI Summit in Montréal as part of her 2025 book tour.

Author and data leader Chandra Donelson participated in Navy Federal Credit Union's Bring Your Kid to Work Day, where she partnered with members of the organization's data and analytics teams to lead an interactive session that introduced children to the.

Author Chandra Donelson joined forces with Uptown Literacy Lights for a special community event hosted at the STEM Institute of Manhattan (P.S. 241), aimed at promoting data literacy and family-centered learning on April 26, 2025.

Author Chandra Donelson visited the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh to read her bestselling children's book, The Data Detective at the Carnival, to a group of approximately 50 children.

Author Chandra Donelson made a stop in Chicago as part of her national 2025 book tour, holding a well-attended reading of The Data Detective at the Carnival at Barnes & Noble.

PITTSBURGH, PA – Author and data literacy advocate Chandra Donelson joined Rachel Brecht for a featured fireside chat at the Innovation Summit engaging attendees with a conversation titled "Can You Innovate Like a 2nd Grader?" The session explored the...