Grace Lin (born May 17, 1974) is an American children's writer and illustrator.
Lin's parents were Taiwanese immigrants to the United States and Lin grew up in upstate New York. She later graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design. She currently resides in Somerville, Massachusetts and has a daughter born in May 2012.
Awards
Her book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon was a recipient of a 2010 Newbery Honor Book mention. She also received an Honorable Mention for The Year of the Dog in 2007 from the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature. The Year of the Dog was nominated for a 2007â"2008 Texas Bluebonnet Award.
Works
- The Ugly Vegetables, Charlesbridge (Watertown, MA), 1999. ISBNÂ 978-0-88106-336-3
- Dim Sum for Everyone!, Alfred A. Knopf (New York, NY), 2001. ISBNÂ 978-0-375-91082-1
- Kite Flying, Alfred A. Knopf (New York, NY), 2002. ISBNÂ 978-0-375-81520-1
- Okie-dokie, Artichokie!, Viking (New York, NY), 2003.
- Olvina Flies, Henry Holt (New York, NY), 2003. ISBNÂ 978-0-8050-6711-8
- Robert's Snow, Penguin (New York, NY), 2004.
- Jingle Bells, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2004.
- Fortune Cookie Fortunes, Alfred A. Knopf (New York, NY), 2004.
- Deck the Halls, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2004.
- The Twelve Days of Christmas, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2004.
- Merry Christmas! Let's All Sing!, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2005.
- Our Seasons, Charlesbridge (Watertown, MA), 2006. ISBNÂ 978-1-57091-360-0
- Olvina Swims, Macmillan, 2007, ISBNÂ 978-0-8050-7661-5
- The Red Thread: An Adoption Fairy Tale, Albert Whitman and Company, 2007, ISBNÂ 978-0-8075-6922-1
- Bringing in the New Year, Alfred A. Knopf, 2008, ISBNÂ 978-0-375-83745-6
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,
- Starry River of the Sky, BOOK 2 2012.
- When the Sea Turned to Silver, BOOK 3 Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2016.
Ling & Ting series
- Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2010.
- Ling & Ting Share a Birthday, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2013.
- Ling & Ting: Twice as Silly, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2014.
- Ling & Ting: Together in All Weather, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2015.
Pacy series
- The Year of the Dog, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2006.
- The Year of the Rat, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2007, ISBNÂ 978-0-316-02928-5
- Dumpling Days, 2012.
References
External links
- Official website
- Blog
- Grace Lin at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- "Interview with author/illustrator Grace Lin", Paper Tigers, Aline Pereira
- "Q & A with Grace Lin", Publishers Weekly, Julie Yates Walton, July 8, 2010
- Grace Lin at Library of Congress Authorities, with 39 catalog records