Grace Lin

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  • Bibliography:
    39 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    August 1999
  • Latest Book:
    May 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Big

1 - A Big Mooncake for Little Star (Sep-2018)
2 - A Big Bed for Little Snow (Oct-2019)

Ling & Ting

1 - Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! (Jul-2010)
2 - Ling & Ting Share a Birthday (Sep-2013)
3 - Ling & Ting: Twice as Silly (Oct-2015)
4 - Ling & Ting: Together in All Weather (Nov-2015)

Pacy

1 - The Year of the Dog (2006)
2 - The Year of the Rat (Jan-2008)
3 - Dumpling Days (Jan-2012)

Related Books

1 - Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Jul-2009)
2 - Starry River of the Sky (Oct-2012)

Multi-Author Series List

Disney's Mulan

Before the Sword (Feb-2020)

Book List in Order: 39 titles

  • Ugly Vegetables

    In this charming story about celebrating differences a Chinese-American girl wishes for a garden of bright flowers instead of one full of bumpy, ugly, vegetables. The neighbors' gardens look so much prettier and so much more inviting to the young gar...

  • Dim Sum for Everyone!

    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 wit...

  • Kite Flying

    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 j...

  • Olvina Flies

    The ideal picture book for every child’s first plane trip.

    Olvina was starting to feel very nervous. “Maybe I should get off the plane,” she thought. “Chickens aren’t supposed to fly.”

    When Olvina gets invited to the Tenth A...

  • Robert's Snow

  • Christmas Carols

    This holiday package includes three board books and a CD of three popular Christmas carols. Each book features a young girl and her family celebrating the season, and the box includes a sturdy handle. Full color. Pkg....

  • The Year of the Dog

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy
    Pacy - 1

    It's the Chinese Year of the Dog! When Pacy's mom tells her that this is a good year for friends, family, and "finding herself," Pacy begins searching right away. As the year goes on, she struggles to find her talent, deals with disappointment, makes...

  • Fortune Cookie Fortunes

    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...

  • The Red Thread

    A king and queen should be full of joy and contentment, but they both feel a strange pain that worsens every day. Then a peddler's magic spectacles reveal a red thread pulling at each of their hearts. The king and queen know they must follow the thre...



  • Lissy's Friends

    What do you do when you’re the new girl at school? If you’re Lissy, you make a friend. A paper friend. And to Lissy’s surprise, her little origami bird opens his eyes and says hello! So she quickly makes more friends. And soon Lissy has more fr...

  • Olvina Swims

    Olvina the plucky chicken is back for another adventure!

    Olvina can swim about as well as she can fly, but her reluctance to swim hasn't been a problem until she's on vacation in Hawaii with her friend Hailey. Will Olvina let her fear of the w...

  • Bringing in the New Year

    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 clo...

  • The Year of the Rat

    Pacy - 2

    A fresh new look for this modern classic by the Newbery-Award winning and bestselling author of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon In this sequel to Year of the Dog, Pacy has another big year in store for her. The Year of the Dog was a very lucky yea...

  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

    Related Books - 1

    In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life'...

  • Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!

    Ling & Ting - 1

    Ling and Ting are twins. They have the same brown eyes. They have the same pink cheeks. They have the same happy smiles. Ling and Ting are two adorable identical twins, and they stick together, whether they are making dumplings, getting their hair...

  • Thanking the Moon

    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 ...

  • Dumpling Days

    Pacy - 3

    There was no day that dumplings couldn't make better. Pacy is back! The beloved heroine of The Year of the Dog and The Year of the Rat has returned in a brand new story. This summer, Pacy's family is going to Taiwan for an entire month to visit fami...

  • Starry River of the Sky

    Related Books - 2

    MOON IS MISSING IN THE REMOTE VILLAGE OF CLEAR SKY, BUT ONLY A YOUNG BOY named Rendi seems to have noticed! Rendi has run away from home and is now working as a chore boy at the village inn. He can't help but notice the village's peculiar inhabitants...

  • Ling & Ting Share a Birthday

    Ling & Ting - 2

    Ling & Ting are twins. They share a birthday. They bake cakes, and they make birthday wishes. They tell stories and wrap gifts. They also share a birthday secret! Have fun with Ling and Ting! They stick together and look alike. But they are not ex...



  • Deck the Halls

    Bestselling and award-winning author/illustrator Grace Lin offers a brand-new interpretation of Deck the Halls featuring a variety of animal characters celebrating the holiday season. In the Read Aloud version of this eBook, readers can listen to the...

  • Jingle Bells

    Bestselling and award-winning author/illustrator Grace Lin offers a brand-new interpretation of Jingle Bells featuring a variety of animal characters celebrating the holiday season. In the Read Aloud version of this eBook, readers can listen to the s...

  • Twelve Days of Christmas

    Bestselling and award-winning author/illustrator Grace Lin offers a brand-new interpretation of The Twelve Days of Christmas featuring a variety of animal characters celebrating the holiday season. In the Read Aloud version of this eBook, readers can...

  • Ling & Ting: Twice as Silly

    Ling & Ting - 3
    Passport to Reading: Level 3

    The beloved twins from the Geisel Honor early reader series are back to share their favorite funny stories with beginning readers, now in paperback. This collection of six laugh-out-loud stories is sure to tickle the funny bone of fans and new reader...

  • Ling & Ting: Together in All Weather

    Ling & Ting - 4

    The adorable twins Ling and Ting from the Geisel Honor early reader series are back to have fun in Winter, Spring, Fall, and Summer, giving parents and educators the perfect opportunity to teach young readers about every season of the year. This belo...

  • When the Sea Turned to Silver

    This breathtaking, full-color illustrated fantasy is inspired by Chinese folklore, and is a companion to the Newbery Honor winner Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Pinmei's gentle, loving grandmother always has the most exciting tales for her gran...

  • A Big Mooncake for Little Star

    Big - 1

    A gorgeous picture book that tells a whimsical origin story of the phases of the moon, from award-winning, bestselling author-illustrator Grace Lin Pat, pat, pat... Little Star's soft feet tiptoed to the Big Mooncake. Little Star loves the ...

  • A Big Bed for Little Snow

    Big - 2

    A heartwarming and tender picture book introducing readers to their first snow, from award-winning, bestselling author-illustrator Grace Lin. When it was quiet, Little Snow grinned and then jumped, jumped, jumped! Little Snow loves the new big,...

  • Before the Sword

    Disney's Mulan

    Family is important to Hua Mulan -- even if her parents don’t understand why she would rather ride her horse, Black Wind, than weave, or how her notorious clumsiness can be so different from the graceful demeanor of her younger sister, Xiu. But des...

  • Circle! Sphere!

    Caldecott Honor winner Grace Lin celebrates math for every kid, everywhere!Manny and his friends Olivia and Mei blow bubbles in this playful introduction to geometry. Manny's wand is a circle. Olivia's wand is a square. Mei's wand is a heart. What sh...



  • The Last Marshmallow

    Playing in the winter snow calls for hot cocoa! Explore early math concepts as the friends try to evenly split some tasty marshmallows.Caldecott Honor winner Grace Lin celebrates math for every kid, everywhere!After playing in the snow, Olivia and Me...

  • Up to My Knees!

    Caldecott Honor winner Grace Lin celebrates math for every kid, everywhere!Mei explores measurement as she plants a sunflower seed and watches it grow. The plant starts off as tall as her toe, but soon it's up to her knees, then her waist, then her s...

  • What Will Fit?

    Caldecott Honor winner Grace Lin celebrates math for every kid, everywhere! A fall-ready favorite for any autumn reading list.Take a trip to the farmers' market in this playful story about spatial sense. Olivia is searching for something just the rig...

  • Once Upon a Book

    A Kirkus Best Picture Book of 2023! A Smithsonian Magazine Best Kids Books of 2023! From Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner comes a modern folktale about the joy of reading.Once upon a time, the...

  • A Beautiful House for Birds

    Caldecott Honor winner Grace Lin celebrates math for every kid, everywhere!Olivia wants to make a colorful birdhouse for summer. She starts painting a pattern of stripes on the roof but then oops! -- messes up. Now what? Explore patterns in this...

  • Where Are the Eggs?

    Caldecott Honor winner Grace Lin celebrates math for every kid, everywhere!The chickens have laid their eggs all over the yard! Mei looks for the eggs, searching next to a watering can, behind a flower pot, inside a wheelbarrow . . . and under a chic...

  • Our Favorite Apples

    Caldecott Honor winner Grace Lin celebrates math for every kid, everywhere.A fall-ready favorite for any autumn reading list.Manny, Olivia, and Mei go apple picking and sort their red, green, and yellow apples by color. But then they find an apple th...

  • Who Jumps More?

    Caldecott Honor winner Grace Lin celebrates math for every kid, everywhere!Olivia and Mei jump in the snow all the way to the tall tree. Mei takes a few big leaps like a deer. Olivia makes lots of smaller hops like a bunny. Each jumps “more” in a...

  • The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon

    From award-winning and bestselling author of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin comes a gorgeously illustrated story about a lion cub and a girl who must open a portal for the spirits, based on Chinese folklore. Jin is a Stone Lion...

  • Okie-Dokie, Artichokie!

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    Each time Marklee gets a new neighbor he's excited to make a new friend, but the giraffe who just moved in downstairs seems to be a real grump, in a tale that shows how a little misunderstanding can be solved by simple communication....



Award-Winning Books by Grace Lin

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
2010 Children's Book Committee Award -- Fiction
2010 Massachusetts Book Award (MassBook) -- Children/Young Adult
2011 Beehive Award -- Fiction


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Grace Lin has published 39 books.

The next book by Grace Lin, The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon, will be published in May 2025.

The first book by Grace Lin, Ugly Vegetables, was published in August 1999.

Yes. Grace Lin has 4 series.
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