Grace Lin

Grace Lin (born May 17, 1974) is a Taiwanese-American children's writer and illustrator.[1]

Grace Lin
BornGrace "Pacy" Lin
May 17, 1974
New Hartford, New York
OccupationAuthor, illustrator
NationalityAmerican
Alma materRhode Island School of Design
Notable awardsNewbery Honor Book mention (2010)
Children1

Biography

Lin's parents were Taiwanese immigrants to the United States[2] and Lin grew up in upstate New York. She later graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design. She got married in 2001 and her husband helped her write books. When he got sick with cancer, together he and Lin raised just under $200,000 for cancer research. Unfortunately he died of cancer in 2007. She currently resides in Somerville, Massachusetts[1][3] with her new husband and daughter born in May 2012.

Her book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, an Asian inspired fantasy that was inspired by the Wizard of Oz, was a recipient of a 2010 Newbery Honor Book mention.[4] She also received an Honorable Mention for The Year of the Dog in 2007 from the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature.[5] The Year of the Dog was nominated for a 2007–2008 Texas Bluebonnet Award.[6]

Works
  • The Ugly Vegetables, Charlesbridge (Watertown, MA), 1999. ISBN 978-0-88106-336-3
  • Dim Sum for Everyone!, Alfred A. Knopf (New York, NY), 2001. ISBN 978-0-375-91082-1
  • Kite Flying, Alfred A. Knopf (New York, NY), 2002. ISBN 978-0-375-81520-1
  • Okie-dokie, Artichokie!, Viking (New York, NY), 2003. ISBN 978-0670036233
  • Olvina Flies, Henry Holt (New York, NY), 2003. ISBN 978-0-8050-6711-8
  • Robert's Snow, Penguin (New York, NY), 2004. ISBN 978-0670059119
  • Jingle Bells, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2004. ISBN 978-0316794947
  • Fortune Cookie Fortunes, Alfred A. Knopf (New York, NY), 2004. ISBN 978-0440421924
  • Deck the Halls, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2004. ISBN 978-0316794930
  • The Twelve Days of Christmas, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2004. ISBN 978-0316794961
  • Merry Christmas! Let's All Sing!, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2005. ISBN 9780316794909
  • Our Seasons, Charlesbridge (Watertown, MA), 2006. ISBN 978-1-57091-360-0
  • Olvina Swims, Macmillan, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8050-7661-5
  • The Red Thread: An Adoption Fairy Tale, Albert Whitman and Company, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8075-6922-1
  • Bringing in the New Year, Alfred A. Knopf, 2008, ISBN 978-0-375-83745-6
  • Thanking the Moon:Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, Alfred A. Knopf, 2010, ISBN 9780375861017
  • A Big Mooncake for Little Star, Little, Brown, 2018, ISBN 9780316404488
  • Mulan: Before the Sword, Disney Press, 2020

Children's Fairytales series

These books are all in the same series, "Where The Mountain Meets the Moon":

  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, BOOK 1 Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2009. ISBN 978-0316038638
  • Starry River of the Sky, BOOK 2 2012. ISBN 978-0316125956
  • When the Sea Turned to Silver, BOOK 3 Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2016. ISBN 978-0316125949

Ling & Ting series
  • Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2010. ISBN 978-0316024532
  • Ling & Ting Share a Birthday, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2013. ISBN 978-0316184045
  • Ling & Ting: Twice as Silly, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2014. ISBN 978-0316184021
  • Ling & Ting: Together in All Weather, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2015. ISBN 978-0316335492

Pacy series
  • The Year of the Dog, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2006. ISBN 978-0316060028
  • The Year of the Rat, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2007. ISBN 978-0-316-02928-5
  • Dumpling Days, 2012. ISBN 978-0316125895

References
  1. "Grace Lin Press Kit". www.gracelin.com. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
  2. http://www.gracelin.com/content.php?page=book_yeardog&display=awards_reviews
  3. "interviews | Grace Lin". papertigers. Archived from the original on 2011-02-11. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
  4. "Welcome to the Newbery Medal Home Page!". Retrieved 2010-08-09.
  5. "Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature | Book awards | LibraryThing". www.librarything.com. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  6. "tla". Bluebonnet Nominees - Previous Master Lists. Texas Library Association. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
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