⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek LING & TING'S LUNAR NEW YEAR: TWO TIMES LUCKY by @authorgracelin.bsky.social ( @littlebrownyr.bsky.social ): "As always in this series, humor is the big draw, w/ punny jokes + silly situations well engineered to tickle the target audience." www.hbook.com/story/review...

2026- Dance Team Fundraising grace lin's Fundraising Page.

Link to support us: www.pledgereg.com/5837/gracelin

Hi friends! Since I was away, we got a late start on our “Dance with the Local Stars” 😬 BUT, we are working extra hard—and I think it’s going to be a blast! Please consider supporting us, not only will you be helping kids, teens and families, we need all the help we can get! 😓1/2

A purple crayon

My thoughts on what's going on in #kidlit publishing now, a little history, and what we can do:

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“I am an An American: the Wong Kim Ark Story” picturebook written by Martha brockenbrough and illustrated by Julia kuo

Wish this was an April Fools joke, but the Supreme Court heard arguments today to revoke birthright citizenship; an issue that most people decided was settled in 1898 with Wong Kim Ark. May I suggest that it might be worth looking at this book this week with your young readers?

Every Child a Reader | Home Page Dedicated to inspiring a love of reading in children and teens across America.

Get your two free posters (and loads more Grace Lin goodies) at everychildareader.net

#booksky #kidlit #skybrarian #edusky

It’s here! @authorgracelin.bsky.social’s #ChildrensBookWeek #BooksGetCurious Poster! There are so many amazing books in the towers - and I’m honored ☺️ that Attack of the Scones is one of them!

#bookstagram #kidlit

I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story The Wong Kim Ark Story

To teach about current threats to birthright citizenship see ⬇️ by Grace Lin @authorgracelin.bsky.social & @marthabee.bsky.social, illus. by Julia Kuo.

"An important picture book biography to augment classroom conversations about immigration & citizenship." -- @slj.com
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Please join! We’ll bond, create, commiserate and strategize how to survive this wild kidlit publishing world!

Community Retreat with Grace Lin and Debbi Michiko Florence: Celebrating Asian and Asian American Stories (August) - Boyds Mills

And the other in August boydsmills.org/workshop/com...

Community Retreat with Grace Lin and Debbi Michiko Florence: Celebrating Asian and Asian American Stories (May) - Boyds Mills

Come join us! We have 2 retreats @boydsmills you can choose from. One in May: boydsmills.org/workshop/com...

Community Retreat with Grace Lin and Debbi Michiko Florence: Celebrating Asian and Asian American Stories (May) - Boyds Mills

Hi kidlit people! The publishing world is getting tougher out there; imo the best thing we can do is to lean into our own communities. Are you an Asian American kidlit creator looking for one? Well @debbi_michiko_florence and I have been trying to foster one!

GUND KWOK Gund Kwok, the first Asian Women's Lion & Dragon Dance Troupe in the United States, was established in February 1998 to give Asian and Asian American women an opportunity to express their creativity,....

See them perform Chinese Lion dances and more— get rid of all the bad mojo from the previous year and the perfect way to welcome in the spring! I’ll be there signing books, my daughter will be selling Girl Scout cookies and it supports the Boston Immigration Justice Network
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GUND KWOK Gund Kwok, the first Asian Women's Lion & Dragon Dance Troupe in the United States, was established in February 1998 to give Asian and Asian American women an opportunity to express their creativity,....

Friends, if you feel you need some luck this Year of Horse, this is your sign to come THIS Saturday to Gundkwok showcase!! Gundkwok was the first all-Asian women lion dance troupe in the US, so they are pretty amazing.

GUND KWOK Gund Kwok, the first Asian Women's Lion & Dragon Dance Troupe in the United States, was established in February 1998 to give Asian and Asian American women an opportunity to express their creativity,....

Boston area, get your tickets! Come see the showcase by Gundkwok. I’ll be there, too (not dancing—signing books)!

When: Saturday, March 28, 2026
Where: Josiah Quincy Upper School Auditorium, 900 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Get tix and more info: gundkwok.org

2026- Dance Team Fundraising grace lin's Fundraising Page.

If you can’t make the event, please consider sponsoring us. We could use all the help we can get!😬
www.pledgereg.com/5837/gracelin

Cutchins Dancing with the Local Stars Silent Auction & Fundraiser Dinner Cutchins Dancing with the Local Stars is a fun community fundraiser where local leaders dance to help raise critical funds for our programs.

So, now, me and my nice husband are learning a dance routine for the event! Please come and support us!
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I decided to change my word of the year to “Adventure” with the mindset to embrace uncomfortable things. So when , I was invited to participate in the “Dancing with the Local Stars” fundraising event for Cutchins, I agreed! 🙀😬🤣

Gundkwok is the first established all-women Chinese Lion and Dragon dance troupe in the US!

All proceeds from this show will be donated to support Massachusetts immigrant families, through Boston Immigration Justice Network (BIJAN)

GUND KWOK Gund Kwok, the first Asian Women's Lion & Dragon Dance Troupe in the United States, was established in February 1998 to give Asian and Asian American women an opportunity to express their creativity,....

Boston area, get your tickets! Come see the showcase by Gundkwok. I’ll be there, too (not dancing—signing books)!

When: Saturday, March 28, 2026
Where: Josiah Quincy Upper School Auditorium, 900 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Get tix and more info: gundkwok.org

Guest columnist Grace Lin: Book bans harm authors and their readers in surprising and insidious ways - Daily Hampshire Gazette For the last 27 years, I’ve written and illustrated books for children. While my books have not been banned in my home state of Massachusetts, they’ve been banned in other states, and that fact has af...

Book bans harm authors and their readers in surprising and insidious ways, writes @authorgracelin.bsky.social, who explains how new legislation might help stop the spread of book banning in her home state of Massachusetts. gazettenet.com/2026/03/09/g...

Book Friends Forever Episode 340: Minnesota Editors with Carol Hinz and Andrew Karre! YouTube video by Book Friends Forever Podcast

A new #BookFriendsForever podcast episode is up! @authorgracelin.bsky.social is traveling, so I had two Minnesota-based editors on as guests to talk about what has been going on there. Thank you to @carolhinz.bsky.social and @andrewkarre.bsky.social for joining me! youtu.be/rA8Ep2M13kE?...

Geeking out over *the* phenomenal @authorgracelin.bsky.social, who illustrated the Children’s Book Week poster (among many things), including the spine of my middle grade novel SISTERS OF THE NEVERSEA (Heartrdum) and super excited for Children’s Book Week from May 4-May 10, 2026! #KidLit

Guest columnist Grace Lin: Book bans harm authors and their readers in surprising and insidious ways - Daily Hampshire Gazette For the last 27 years, I’ve written and illustrated books for children. While my books have not been banned in my home state of Massachusetts, they’ve been banned in other states, and that fact has af...

Great piece on how book bans function (and how they've gotten worse) by @authorgracelin.bsky.social

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I know this could have been done faster, but not with more love. I hope that is what reaches people.

Sign up to participate in Children’s Book Week on May 4-10 and you can get the poster FREE (link in my profile) #BooksGetCurious @littlebrownyoungreaders @everychildareader

Grace Lin (@authorgracelin.bsky.social) and I are offering a guest spot on our #BookFriendsForever podcast, and I'm offering an AMA! Lots of other great items to bid on here: bookloversforliberation.com

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Calling all Book Friend Forever listeners! (Even if you've only listened to one episode). Please answer this survey for us! It's just 12 questions and should take you more than a couple of minutes. @authorgracelin.bsky.social and I thank you in advance! www.surveymonkey.com/r/STP3PCF

New episode of A Good Story Well Told -- this week we have special guest @authorgracelin.bsky.social introducing us to a forgotten 80s favorite: GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN! Check it out! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Love this poster by @authorgracelin.bsky.social so much and honored to see Amira & Hamza in these stacks!!!

Cover of picture book BRINGING IN THE NEW YEAR written and illustrated by Grace Lin.

Children's artwork. Red folded cupcake liners arranged on black construction paper to make paper dragons.

Read @authorgracelin.bsky.social's BRINGING IN THE NEW YEAR w/our school community based special education students using a @noveleffect.bsky.social soundscape today, then used folded cupcake wrappers to create fire-breathing dragons. Love how they turned out! #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky #kidlit