Grace Lin is the award winning and bestselling author and illustrator of many books for children, including picture books such as A Big Bed for Little Snow, Once Upon a Book (with Kate Messner) , and A Big Mooncake for Little Star, which won a Caldecott Honor. Some of her books for middle grade readers include The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon; Chinese Menu; When the Sea Turned to Silver; Starry River of the Sky; and Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, which won a Newbery Honor. Grace is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and lives in Massachusetts. She invites you to connect with her at www.gracelin.com.