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Cultural mirrors and windows

Grace Lin’s first picture book, The Ugly Vegetables, was based on her mother’s garden and her own childhood experience as the only Asian girl in her class.

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Children's author Grace Lin

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Grace Lin

Children’s Author

Grace Lin is the author and illustrator of more than 20 books for kids — from picture books to young adult novels. Most of her books are about the Asian-American experience, yet their themes are often universal. “Books erase bias, they make the uncommon everyday, and the mundane exotic. A book makes all cultures universal.”

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