How can we make multicultural children’s literature more mainstream?
Grace Lin, a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, shows how we can encourage children to read books with culturally diverse characters. Using her experiences as a child, a mother, and an author as examples, Lin discusses ways that we can use books as tools to integrate diversity into our children’s lives.
Who You'll Meet
Grace Lin
Grace Lin is a New York Times bestselling children’s book author/illustrator. She is the author of the Newbery Honor book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and the Theodor Geisel Honor book Ling and Ting. Her novel When the Sea Turned to Silver was a National Book Award Finalist and her picture book, A Big Mooncake for Little Star was awarded the Caldecott Honor. In 2022, Grace was awarded the Children’s Literature Legacy Award from the American Library Association. Her new picture book, The Little Stone Buddha comes out in October 2026.
