Career Writing and illustration Īfter graduating from RISD and failing to garner attention from publishers, Lin worked for a giftware company, where she designed t-shirts and mugs. She later attended Rhode Island School of Design, graduating in 1996 with a BFA in children's book illustration.
Lin started creating books during her childhood, and in seventh grade, she entered a national book contest for students, winning fourth place and $1000. She grew up in upstate New York, where she and her two sisters, Beatrice and Alice, were the only Asian students at their elementary school. Lin was born in New Hartford, New York to Taiwanese immigrants in 1974 Jer-Shang Lin, a doctor, and Lin-Lin Lin, a botanist. Much of her work features young Asian and Asian-American characters in both everyday and fantastical settings. She has published over 25 books, all of which are written for young and middle-grade audiences.
She is a Newbery, Geisel, and Caldecott honoree, known for contributing to and advocating for Asian-American representation and diversity in children’s literature. (Feb.Grace Lin (born May 17, 1974) is a Taiwanese-American children's writer and illustrator. Girls everywhere, but especially those in the Asian-American community, will find much to embrace here. The book's inviting design suggests a journal, and features childlike spot illustrations and a typeface with a hand-lettered quality. The well-structured story, divided into 29 brief chapters, introduces traditional customs (e.g., Hong Bao are special red envelopes with money in them, given as New Year's presents), culture and cuisine, and includes several apropos "flashback" anecdotes, mainly from Pacy's mother. Lin creates an endearing protagonist, realistically dealing with universal emotions and situations. Pacy experiences some good luck along the way, too, winning a contest that will inspire her career (Lin's fans will recognize the prize submission, The Ugly Vegetables With big expectations and lots of questions, the narrator moves through the next 12 months trying to figure out what makes her unique and how she fits in with her family, friends and classmates. Her relatives explain that the Year of the Dog is traditionally the year when people "find themselves," discovering their values and what they want to do with their lives. When her family celebrates Chinese New Year, ringing in the Year of the Dog, Pacy (Grace is her American name) wonders what the coming months will bring.
Lin, best known for her picture books, here offers up a charming first novel, an autobiographical tale of an Asian-American girl's sweet and funny insights on family, identity and friendship.
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