Grace Lin

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

National Book Award Finalist (2016)

Caldecott Honor Award (2019)
Children1

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

Biography[]

Lin was born to Taiwanese immigrants in New Hartford, New York in 1974 and grew up in upstate New York with her parents and two sisters.[2] She and her sisters were the only Asian students at their elementary school. She later graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design, receiving her BFA in Illustration.[3] She married Robert Mercer in 2001. When he was diagnosed with cancer, he and Lin created the fundraiser Robert’s Snow: For Cancer’s Cure based on Lin’s children’s book, Robert’s Snow. Lin and Mercer invited children’s book illustrators to paint wooden snowflakes which were then auctioned off to raise money for cancer research. The fundraiser auction was held twice, raising about $200,000. Upon Mercer’s death in 2007, the fundraiser was discontinued.[4] She remarried in 2010 to Alexandre Ferron, with whom she has a daughter, Hazel, born in 2012.[5] Lin resides in Somerville, Massachusetts[1][6] with her family.

After graduating from RISD, Lin worked for a giftware company. She got laid off from that job and decided to pursue her dream of being a children’s book author and illustrator. An editor from Charlesbridge Publishing took notice of her work and Lin published her first book, The Ugly Vegetables, in 1999. [7] She has since published over 25 books, many of which she illustrated herself. Many of her books have received starred reviews from outlets such as Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, and Horn Book Magazine, and she has been nominated for numerous awards throughout her career. [8] Lin continues to write and illustrate. She also has two podcasts, Kids Ask Authors and Book Friends Forever. Some of her papers are housed in the University of Connecticut archives. [9]

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[]

  • , 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

Awards[]

  • Caldecott Medal Honor Book, 2019 - A Big Mooncake for Little Star
  • Newbury Honor Book, 2010 - Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
  • Children's Book Committee Award, 2010 - Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
  • Massachusetts Book Award, 2010 - Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
  • Beehive Award, 2011 - Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
  • Geisel Medal Honor Book, 2011 - Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! [8]
  • Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature, Honorable Mention, 2007 - The Year of the Dog [10]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Grace Lin Press Kit". www.gracelin.com. Archived from the original on Nov 14, 2020. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
  2. ^ "Grace Lin". Britannica Kids. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  3. ^ Lin, Grace. "About Grace". Grace Lin.
  4. ^ "Family – Grace Lin". Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  5. ^ Castillo, Andy (January 28, 2019). "Dumplings for all: Author Grace Lin shares her Lunar New Year traditions".
  6. ^ "interviews | Grace Lin". papertigers. Archived from the original on 2011-02-11. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
  7. ^ "Grace Lin". PBS LearningMedia. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Awards for Grace Lin - FictionDB". www.fictiondb.com. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  9. ^ "Collection: Grace Lin Papers | UConn Archives & Special Collections ArchivesSpace". archivessearch.lib.uconn.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  10. ^ "Literature Awards – APALA". Retrieved 2021-06-30.

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