Grace Lin

Grace Lin
Born	Grace "Pacy" Lin May 17, 1974 New Hartford, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Author, illustrator
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	Taiwanese
Alma mater	Rhode Island School of Design
Notable awards	Newbery Honor Book mention (2010)
Children	1

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

Lin's parents were Taiwanese immigrants to the United States^[2] and Lin grew up in New York City. She later graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design. She currently resides in Somerville, Massachusetts^[1][3] 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.^[4] She also received an Honorable Mention for Year of the Dog in 2007 from the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature. Year of the Dog was nominated for a 2007-2008 Texas Bluebonnet Award.^[5]

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.
• Olvina Flies, Henry Holt (New York, NY), 2003. ISBN 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. 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

Children's Fairytales series

• Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2009, ISBN 978-0-316-03863-8
• Starry River of the Sky, 2012.
• When the Sea Turned to Silver, 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, ISBN 978-0-316-02928-5
• Dumpling Days, 2012.

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. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
4. "Welcome to the Newbery Medal Home Page!". Retrieved 2010-08-09.
5. "tla". Bluebonnet Nominees - Previous Master Lists. Texas Library Association. Retrieved 2010-08-16.

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