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Blog postI wrote a poem for you
like I do every year
but this year
I don't feel like sharing it.
But I do want the world to know
I miss you.
Robert Mercer 5/30/72-8/27/07 -
Blog postIn Chinese culture, they say they see a bunny--not a man's face--on the moon. Do you see it?
It's a little difficult, so I've made a little craft to help! The Bunny-scope! For this craft you will need:
• an 8.5x11 piece of card stock (preferably black) OR a cardboard paper towel tube• tape if you are using card stock • a piece of acetate• black sharpie marker • scissors• exacto knife• my bunny template• optional: gold star stickers, decorativ -
Blog postOn our recent Book Friends Forever podcast, Alvina and I talked about how we want to help to get out the vote. While we were talking, I realized I had a great resource as I actually illustrated this book:
When You Grow Up to Vote, by Eleanor Roosevelt, illustrated by me!
It's a great book outlining to kids how our government works and why we need to vote! I think some adults might need to read it too...
So I made some resources you might like to use! In the podcast, -
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Blog postI almost forgot today
was the day
the number
the time
the date
I'm forgetting
all
those
things.
But
you
I will always remember.
Robert Mercer 5/30/72-8/27/07
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Blog postAre you ready?
Here are all the details!!!
If you pre-order the book from Porter Square Books, not only will the book be personally autographed (make sure you put to whom you wish the book to be made to in the comments section when ordering), I will include a beautiful, gold-foil bookmark with this design:
This is just the design! The printed piece will be gold and shiny!
It's bound to give you good luck for the New Year! So pre- -
Blog postIt's coming! It's coming!
There will be a pre-order gift! There will be a super beautiful party favor! Stay tuned for details!
But save the date for the Book Party:
February 9 at 3pm
Porter Square Books
Pre-order here: https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9781368020336 -
Blog postFor the past couple years, I've offered autographed bookplates for the holidays but this year there is a a new box set (!!) of the Where the Mountain Meets the Moon trilogy and I am so excited about it, I thought I would offer something different!
This year, if you order the box set from the Carle Museum, not only will I sign them but I will include an exclusive, made-just-for-this-box-set map of Minli's land:
Isn't that fun? I've been wanting to do a map for a -
Blog postA Big Bed for Little Snow is now available! Have fun reading the book with this guide and craft!
The best of story times engage children with dialogue, movement, and other hands-on play. This guide and companion craft puts a bed-shaped envelope filled with paper feathers into the hands of children at story time. In the story when a tear in the bed sets feathers flying, your readers can tear open their bed/envelope and create a snowstorm of feathers. Don’t worry, the story time inclu -
Blog postHOORAY! A Big Bed for Little Snow is now available! Here's another fun activity you can do with the book!
Are those feathers falling from Little Snow's bed or snowflakes falling from a blue gray cloud? From the point of view of the children in the apartments below, it is a snowy day in the city. With this activity, a sandwich bag, and a handful of confetti, you can make it snow on the buildings of Grace Lin's magical city.
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Blog postHooray! A Big Bed for Little Snow is out now! Here's a fun activity to to do with the book!
When the feathery flakes fall from the sky in your city, use a ruler to measure how deep the flakes are on the ground. Keep track of the snowfall on this chart using your high-jumping math skills. According to picture book meteorologists, one inch of snow = five Little Snow jumps. Let's do the math!
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Blog postJumping for joy because A Big Bed for Little Snow is out now! Here's a fun way activity to to do with the book! Little Snow's Mommy stuffs his Big Bed with feathers and sews it shut. With this activity you can stuff a small paper bed with feathery tissues and "sew" it shut with a two-sided sewing card. There is even a jumping Little Snow cut-out to insert in the top of the bed. Hang this craft from the ceiling to remind your young reader that one boy's bed may be another child's storm
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Blog postThanks so much for coming! A Big Bed for Little Snow had a lovely birthday party at Porter Square Books with homemade, kid-decorated blue and white cupcakes:
People came (hooray!):
I read the book:
and special guests Mommy and Little Snow came to the party, too:
Hooray! The book comes out officially tomorrow! Stay tuned for more fun! -
Blog postJust like this morning
I woke up early
twelve years ago
the sun streamed in through the hospital window
golden, ethereal light
while you slept
I didn't know that would be the day
you would begin
your deepest sleep.
I hope you are sleeping well.
Robert Mercer 5/30/72-8/27/07
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Blog postA BIG BED FOR LITTLE SNOW is coming! I'm pretty excited so I have lots of ways to celebrate!!
The book party is on Sat, October 12 at 3pm at Porter Square Books. Please come! As usual, I will have special party favors (I think maybe snowflake ornaments...you'll have to come to find out) for those attending!
AND if you pre-order the book you will get an exclusive super-cute snow chart and ruler (so you can measure your own snow!). You will receive this with a signed b -
Blog postYes, A Big Mooncake for Little Star really was awarded a Caldecott Honor. I'm still trying to believe it myself.
I told Mr. Schu all the call details and more HERE, but here's an excerpt:I’ve been trying to embrace vulnerability (I’ve been reading Brene Brown’s books), so when the Mock Caldecott buzz began to whisper about my book, I decided, instead of trying to be cool and block it out, to just get excited and enjoy it. I mean when you think about all the amazing books out this year, bei -
Blog postIt's time to announce the winners of my scarf giveaway!!!
The winners are (I had Rain Dragon pick number and I counted, very scientific method used...also I had said 8 winners but I had extra scarves so I decided to make it 10!):
1.Jen Kraar @Kraarster2.@patoney3. Anna Barba@MyRedCooper4. Jennifer @JenKnollTweets 5. Debbi Michiko Florence @DebbiMichiko6. Amanda Coppedge @amandacoppedge7. Lori Faas @teacherlor 8.&nbs -
Blog postSome people have lamented that I didn't include a mooncake recipe in A Big Mooncake for Little Star. There's a few reasons why I didn't-- there wasn't really enough room in the book to fit it in and mooncakes are pretty difficult to make. I actually don't know anyone (not even my grandmother) who actually makes mooncakes, everyone I know just buys them.
That said, if you do want to give it a shot, there is another children's book, The Shadow in the Moon by Christine Matul -
Blog postIf you came to my book launch (thank you so much for coming!), you would have seen the real Little Star and I do what she calls "The Show." The Show is really just a little interactive readers' theater that you can do yourself! Below is the downloadable script.
Readers Theater
On the opening pages, Mama and Little Star are making a Big Mooncake in their kitchen. Here are some suggested ways to involve your read aloud audience from endpaper to endpaper.
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Blog postSpoiler! In A Big Mooncake for Little Star someone is making the moon change shape! Thanks to the brilliant minds at Curious City, you, too, can do it. Using the download and these instruction make your own Moon Phase viewer!
DOWNLOAD THE CRAFT HERE! And in case you need some help, watch the instructional video:
See all the Mooncake Activites I have available HERE!And don't forget to share a photo of A Big Mooncake for Little Star on twitter* or instag -
Blog postIf you couldn't tell, A Big Mooncake for Little Star is a book very dear to my heart. I began illustrating it with election despair and finished painting it with attempting bravery. So there is so much in this book about my daughter, being American, and finding my own way in this book. Here's a video that kind of covers it all:
Book Chat with the Illustrator: Grace Lin on A BIG MOONCAKE FOR LITTLE STAR from LB School on Vimeo.
*See all the Mooncake Activites I have av -
Blog postA Big Mooncake for Little Star came out yesterday and I'm still celebrating! In fact, I'll be celebrating all the way to November when I announce the winners of the those Little Star Moon scarves! Want to make your photo extra special? Or just want to beautify a room? How about a Little Star Mobile?
Yes, with help from the genius minds of Curious City, you can download instructions to create this adorable Little Star mobile! Click HERE for the download the Li -
Blog postToday is the day! A Big Mooncake for Little Star is now available! To celebrate, I had 8 lovely (even if I do say so myself) infinity scarves made with art from the book! And one could be yours!
All you have to do is share a photo of A Big Mooncake for Little Star on twitter* or instagram* with the #BigMooncake4LittleStar and you are entered into a random drawing! Brownie points given to those most creative (and tag me @pacylin)! Winners announced here 11/20/2018!!!
*if you are not o -
Blog postWould you be embarrassedof the station wagonand the pitched roof houseSo far fromThe building of glassthat would glowlike a jewel box at night
Would you cringeat the flowered curtainsand the plastic toys, mislaid shoes, marker drawingsstrewn like fallen leavesSo far fromLines of clean marbleand white Saarinen chairs creating Matisse masterpiece shadows
Would you scoff at dreams ofchickens and sunflowersfuzzy pajamas and solitary walks in snowSo far fromAmbitions ofaccolades and magn -
Blog postYes, even though my last opinion didn't go over so well, I dared to do it again! I was on the PBS Newshour last night, talking about why "Why Our Culture is a Seed, Not a Treasure."
Of course, some people are already misinterpreting it, saying I want immigrants to assimilate by forgetting their culture--which, hopefully, long-time readers of my work know is not true. Like the stories in my books and myself, I believe we need flexibility--that we need to use our pas -
Blog postGoing on tour for the new book (you can still pre-order for the moon calendar!) Hope to see you on the road:
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