![]() ![]() She has beautifully illustrated this book to resemble Chinese paper cut-out art mixed in with 4 color paintings. Grace LIn gives a wonderful bibliography of Chinese Folk Tales that she used in the writing of the tale. ![]() It is age-appropriate for 8-12-year-olds, but frankly, I enjoyed it too. My kids’ friends in 5th grade all voted this book the best book they’ve read this year. Where Riordan weaves Greek Mythology into his plot, Grace Lin uses Chinese Folk Tales into a wonderful, inspiring, and heart-warming story that teaches all of us to just… BELIEVE. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is an Asian-American version of the Percy Jackson series starting with The Lightening Thief. And, it turns out, she did this with her best friend from childhood…the one who moves away to California just like her book The Year of the Rat. A RISD (Rhode Island School of Design) graduate, she dreamed as a child to become a children’s author and illustrator. There is always sweetness and innocence to her writing there are always loving parents and children learning to believe in themselves and their culture. ![]() She weaves Chinese folk tales into a tapestry of stories where the whole is much greater than the sum of its parts. Her latest chapter book, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, is her best yet. ![]() Grace Lin is the children’s literature version of Amy Tan. ![]()
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