Grace Lin is a children's author, and illustrator.

She grew up in New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

. Her parents are Taiwanese immigrants to the United States.
She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design

Rhode Island School of Design

Rhode Island School of Design is a fine arts and design college located in Providence, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1877. Located at the base of College Hill, the RISD campus is contiguous with the Brown University campus. The two institutions share social, academic, and community resources and...

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She lives in Somerville, Massachusetts

Somerville, Massachusetts

Somerville is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located just north of Boston. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 75,754 and was the most densely populated municipality in New England. It is also the 17th most densely populated incorporated place in...

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Awards

Her book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon was a recipient of a 2010 Newbery

Newbery Medal

The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association . The award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award has been given since 1922. ...

 Honor Book mention. She also received an Honorable Mention for Year of the Dog in 2007 from the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature

Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature

The Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature are a set of literary awards presented annually by the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association...

. Year of the Dog was nominated for a 2007-2008 Texas Bluebonnet Award.

Works

• The Ugly Vegetables, Charlesbridge (Watertown, MA), 1999. ISBN 9780881063363
• Dim Sum for Everyone!, Alfred A. Knopf (New York, NY), 2001. ISBN 9780375910821
• Kite Flying, Alfred A. Knopf (New York, NY), 2002. ISBN 9780375815201
• Okie-dokie, Artichokie!, Viking (New York, NY), 2003.
• Olvina Flies, Henry Holt (New York, NY), 2003. ISBN 9780805067118
• 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.
• The Year of the Dog, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2006.
• Our Seasons, Charlesbridge (Watertown, MA), 2006. ISBN 9781570913600
• Olvina Swims, Macmillan, 2007, ISBN 9780805076615
• The Red Thread: An Adoption Fairy Tale, Albert Whitman and Company, 2007, ISBN 9780807569221
• The Year of the Rat, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2007, ISBN 9780316029285
• Bringing in the New Year, Alfred A. Knopf, 2008, ISBN 9780375837456
• Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2009, ISBN 9780316114271

External links

• Author's website
• Author's blog
• "Interview with author/illustrator Grace Lin", paper tigers, Aline Pereira
• "Q & A with Grace Lin", Publishers Weekly, Julie Yates Walton, July 8, 2010