Grace Lin
GRACE LIN has written and illustrated several picture books about this Chinese American family (based on her own!): Dim Sum for Everyone!, Kite Flying, Fortune Cookie Fortunes, and Thanking the Moon. Her books for older readers include the 2010 Newbery Honor winner Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, Starry River of the Sky, The Year of the Dog, The Year of the Rat, and Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!
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Bringing In the New Year
Board | 28 pages | Knopf Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals; Juvenile Fiction - Ethnic - Asian American; Juvenile Fiction - Family
978-0-385-75365-4 (0-385-75365-9)
December 10, 2013 | $7.99
Written by Grace Lin
Board | 28 pages | Knopf Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals; Juvenile Fiction - Ethnic - Asian American; Juvenile Fiction - Family
978-0-385-75365-4 (0-385-75365-9)
December 10, 2013 | $7.99
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In a brightly colored board book, perfect for the youngest child, Newbery Honoree Grace Lin tells the tale of a Chinese American family as they prepare for the Lunar New Year. Each family member lends a hand as they sweep out the dust of the old year, hang decorations, and make...
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
Bringing In the New Year
Trade Paperback | 34 pages | Dragonfly Books | Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals; Juvenile Fiction - Ethnic - Asian American; Juvenile Fiction - Family
978-0-375-86605-0 (0-375-86605-1)
December 14, 2010 | $8.99
This exuberant story follows a Chinese American family as they prepare for the Lunar New Year. Each member of the family lends a hand as they sweep out the dust of the old year, hang decorations, and make dumplings. Then it’s time to put on new clothes and celebrate with family...
Written by Grace Lin
Trade Paperback | 34 pages | Dragonfly Books | Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals; Juvenile Fiction - Ethnic - Asian American; Juvenile Fiction - Family
978-0-375-86605-0 (0-375-86605-1)
December 14, 2010 | $8.99
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This exuberant story follows a Chinese American family as they prepare for the Lunar New Year. Each member of the family lends a hand as they sweep out the dust of the old year, hang decorations, and make dumplings. Then it’s time to put on new clothes and celebrate with family...
Also available as a
board book and a
hardcover.
Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
Hardcover | 32 pages | Knopf Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals; Juvenile Fiction - Ethnic - Asian American; Juvenile Fiction - Family
978-0-375-86101-7 (0-375-86101-7)
September 14, 2010 | $19.99
This simple, young, and satisfying story follows a Chinese American family as they celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.
Each member of the family lends a hand as they prepare a moonlit picnic with mooncakes, pomelos, cups of tea, and colorful lanterns. And everyone sends thanks and a secret wish up...
Written by Grace Lin
Hardcover | 32 pages | Knopf Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals; Juvenile Fiction - Ethnic - Asian American; Juvenile Fiction - Family
978-0-375-86101-7 (0-375-86101-7)
September 14, 2010 | $19.99
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This simple, young, and satisfying story follows a Chinese American family as they celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.
Each member of the family lends a hand as they prepare a moonlit picnic with mooncakes, pomelos, cups of tea, and colorful lanterns. And everyone sends thanks and a secret wish up...
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Unabridged Compact Disc | pages | Listening Library (Audio) | Juvenile Fiction - Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic; Juvenile Fiction - Fairy Tales & Folklore - Adaptations; Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Asia
978-0-307-74604-7 (0-307-74604-6)
April 27, 2010 | $35.00
Newbery Honor Winner
In the Valley of Fruitless Mountain, a young girl named Minli spends her days working hard in the fields and her nights listening to her father spin fantastic tales about the Jade Dragon and the Old Man of the Moon. Minli’s mother, tired of their poor life, chides him...
Unabridged Compact Disc | pages | Listening Library (Audio) | Juvenile Fiction - Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic; Juvenile Fiction - Fairy Tales & Folklore - Adaptations; Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Asia
978-0-307-74604-7 (0-307-74604-6)
April 27, 2010 | $35.00
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Newbery Honor Winner
In the Valley of Fruitless Mountain, a young girl named Minli spends her days working hard in the fields and her nights listening to her father spin fantastic tales about the Jade Dragon and the Old Man of the Moon. Minli’s mother, tired of their poor life, chides him...
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download.
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Listening Library (Audio) | Juvenile Fiction - Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic
978-0-307-71126-7 (0-307-71126-9)
November 17, 2009 | $17.99
Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Listening Library (Audio) | Juvenile Fiction - Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic
978-0-307-71126-7 (0-307-71126-9)
November 17, 2009 | $17.99
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Also available as an
unabridged audio CD.
Bringing In the New Year
Hardcover | 34 pages | Knopf Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals; Juvenile Fiction - Ethnic - Asian American; Juvenile Fiction - Family
978-0-375-83745-6 (0-375-83745-0)
January 8, 2008 | $20.99
This exuberant story follows a Chinese American family as they prepare for the Lunar New Year. Each member of the family lends a hand as they sweep out the dust of the old year, hang decorations, and make dumplings. Then it’s time to put on new clothes and celebrate with family...
Written by Grace Lin
Hardcover | 34 pages | Knopf Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals; Juvenile Fiction - Ethnic - Asian American; Juvenile Fiction - Family
978-0-375-83745-6 (0-375-83745-0)
January 8, 2008 | $20.99
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This exuberant story follows a Chinese American family as they prepare for the Lunar New Year. Each member of the family lends a hand as they sweep out the dust of the old year, hang decorations, and make dumplings. Then it’s time to put on new clothes and celebrate with family...
Also available as a
board book and a
trade paperback.
Fortune Cookie Fortunes
Trade Paperback | 32 pages | Dragonfly Books | Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Ethnic - Asian American
978-0-440-42192-4 (0-440-42192-6)
December 26, 2006 | $8.99
Crack, crack, crack! The cookies snap open and the family’s fortunes are revealed. Mei Mei wants to know how hers will come true. Jie Jie scoffs—they never come true. But Pacy isn’t so sure. As she waits and watches, she notices magical things happening in her family. Could the fortunes really...
Written by Grace Lin
Trade Paperback | 32 pages | Dragonfly Books | Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Ethnic - Asian American
978-0-440-42192-4 (0-440-42192-6)
December 26, 2006 | $8.99
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Crack, crack, crack! The cookies snap open and the family’s fortunes are revealed. Mei Mei wants to know how hers will come true. Jie Jie scoffs—they never come true. But Pacy isn’t so sure. As she waits and watches, she notices magical things happening in her family. Could the fortunes really...
Kite Flying
Trade Paperback | 32 pages | Dragonfly Books | Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Ethnic - Asian American
978-0-553-11254-2 (0-553-11254-6)
May 11, 2004 | $7.99
The family from Dim Sum for Everyone! is back for a new outing– building and flying their own kite!
The wind is blowing. It is a good day for kites! The whole family makes a trip to the local craft store for paper, glue, and paint. Everyone has a job: Ma-Ma...
Written by Grace Lin
Trade Paperback | 32 pages | Dragonfly Books | Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Ethnic - Asian American
978-0-553-11254-2 (0-553-11254-6)
May 11, 2004 | $7.99
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The family from Dim Sum for Everyone! is back for a new outing– building and flying their own kite!
The wind is blowing. It is a good day for kites! The whole family makes a trip to the local craft store for paper, glue, and paint. Everyone has a job: Ma-Ma...
Dim Sum for Everyone!
Trade Paperback | 32 pages | Dragonfly Books | Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Ethnic - Asian American
978-0-440-41770-5 (0-440-41770-8)
January 14, 2003 | $8.99
In English, dim sum means “little hearts,” or “touches the heart,” but to this young girl, dim sum means delicious. On a visit to a bustling dim sum restaurant, a family picks their favorite little dishes from the steaming trolleys filled with dumplings, cakes, buns, and tarts. And as is traditional...
Trade Paperback | 32 pages | Dragonfly Books | Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Ethnic - Asian American
978-0-440-41770-5 (0-440-41770-8)
January 14, 2003 | $8.99
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In English, dim sum means “little hearts,” or “touches the heart,” but to this young girl, dim sum means delicious. On a visit to a bustling dim sum restaurant, a family picks their favorite little dishes from the steaming trolleys filled with dumplings, cakes, buns, and tarts. And as is traditional...
