Minh Lê: Pride in Seeing a Vietnamese Superhero

Author Minh Lê says he and his sons had the great joy of reading all the Green Lantern comics together one summer while the author was doing research for his book, Green Lantern: Legacy, which features a Vietnamese boy superhero.

Watch our full interview with children's author and book blogger Minh Lê: https://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/le

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Minh Lê

Children’s Author

Minh Lê is the award-winning author of Drawn Together and Lift (both illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat) and other picture books for young readers. He is also the author of Green Lantern: Legacy, a middle grade graphic novel for DC Comics.

In our interview, Minh talks about the deeply personal inspiration for Drawn Together and The Green Lantern: Legacy, why he loves collaborating with Dan Santat, what story time is like in the Lê family, the importance of diverse books, and much more.

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