“I’ve had many wonderful interaction with readers of my books and I’ve noticed that they never run out of questions! Kids really love to interact with authors of the books they love! However, many schools cannot get authors in their classrooms—not everyone has the budget, time or support to do that. This podcast is a way to get kids who may not get to hear an author in real life a taste of the experience—and hopefully encourage them on their own creative journey.”
— Grace Lin
Grace Lin, a NY Times bestselling author/ illustrator, won the Newbery Honor for Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and her most recent picture book, A Big Mooncake for Little Star, was awarded the Caldecott Honor. Grace is an occasional commentator for New England Public Radio and video essayist for PBS NewsHour (here & here), as well as the speaker of the popular TEDx talk, The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child’s Bookshelf. She is the co-host of the podcast Book Friends Forever, a kidlit podcast about friendship and publishing (geared for adults). You can find her on Facebook here and is on instagram and twitter with the handle @pacylin. You can also sign up for her author newsletter HERE.
Read a recent article about Kids Ask Authors in the Hampshire Gazette!