Grace Lin
1974
Amongst the many children’s writers and illustrators of the modern era, there is no doubt that Grace Lin has an important role to play. Born in the year 1974, Lin is a well known and highly respected writer whose specific area of focus is young children. Her parents were basically immigrants who settled in The US. She grew up in New York and did her graduation from Rhode Island’s School of Design. Aged 42 years, Lin now resides in Somerville, Massachusetts. She is married and has a daughter born in 2012. Over the years she has written quite a few books which have caught the imagination of children in particular and other book lovers in general. She has written a number of books ranging from Starry River of The Sky to The Year of The Rat. She has a unique and different way of writing which attracts and mesmerizes children to say the least.