In episode 26, show host and I Love Libraries editor Phil Morehart speaks with author and illustrator Grace Lin.
Grace is the award-winning creator of scores of beloved books for kids, including the National Book Award finalist, “When the Sea Turned to Silver;” the Newbery Honor title, “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon;” and the Caldecott Honor title, “A Big Mooncake for Little Star.”
Her work has earned her the American Library Association’s Children’s Literature Legacy Award, which honors an author or illustrator, published in the United States, whose books have made a significant and lasting contribution to literature for children. She also hosts several podcasts devoted to children’s literature.
Grace’s new book for young readers (and her first novel in nine years), “The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon,” is based on Chinese folklore and follows a mythical stone lion cub who accidentally escapes from the realm of the spirits and his quest to return home and save his family.
Grace joins the show to discuss her new book and its influences, her work as an illustrator, her podcasts, book bans, and of course, how she libraries.
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