The Barbara Elleman Research Library Lecture: Alvina Ling

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For The Carle’s 14th annual Barbara Elleman Research Library (BERL) lecture, hear directly from the distinguished editor and publishing executive, Alvina Ling, about her work championing acclaimed authors and illustrators and bringing many beloved picture books to life.

Alvina Ling is VP and Publisher at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers where she has worked since 1999. She edits children’s books for all ages, including A Big Mooncake for Little Star and Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin, Dave the Potter by Laban Carrick Hill and illustrated by Bryan Collier, Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris and illustrated by LeUyen Pham, The Invisible Parade by John Picacio and Leigh Bardugo, The Land of Stories series by Chris Colfer, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown, Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes, Troublemaker by John Cho, The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan, and The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. She co-hosts the podcast Book Friends Forever with author Grace Lin and lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two cats.

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Alvina Ling

Alvina Ling

Alvina Ling is VP and Editor-in-Chief at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (a division of Hachette Book Group) where she has worked since 1999. She edits children’s books for all ages, from picture books to young adult. She has edited such books as A Big Mooncake For Little Star by Grace Lin; Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown; Dave the Potter by Laban Carrick Hill, illustrated by Bryan Collier; Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin, and The Cruel Prince by Holly Black.