Grace Lin's Blog, page 135

fortune cookie friday

"A bad workman blames his tools."
-Chinese Proverb

school visit fun, this time with music!

This past month has been rather busy for me with school visits, but luckily all of the schools have been so wonderful that each one has been a treat.

Once school was decorated with an Asian-inspired theme (to go with my books), including this really neat dragon balloon (which I got to take home!):
They even got a goldfish in honor of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. The goldfish's name? Grace FIN! ha ha!:

Another school did a very in-depth author study of me and discovered my love of...

book talk tuesday

MARY POPPINS IN THE PARK by PL Travers

IndieBound Description: Who else but Mary Poppins can lead the Banks children on such extraordinary adventures? Together they all meet the Goosegirl and the Swineherd, argue with talking cats on a distant planet, make the acquaintance of the folks who live under dandelions, and celebrate a birthday by dancing with their own shadows. And that's just for starters!

My Thoughts: I love the Mary Poppins books, and this one is my favorite of them all. Don't miss...

on my desk monday

finished image for ATASK (more on this later!)

audible book of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Hey, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is now available on audio (via download at audible.com). When I first heard that it was going to be made into an audiobook, I thought maybe I could read it. But this just proves to me that audiobook producers know what they are doing! The voice actress they hired, Janet Song, reads the story so beautifully--she gives the work far more weight than I ever would've. It's pretty neat to hear, it almost feels like it is a different story!

The audioCD comes ...

fortune cookie friday

"All rivers run into the sea, but the sea does not overflow."
-Chinese Proverb

my wedding things (on thursdays)

And finally, the professional wedding photos!!

I've tried to be patient for these, filling up my time with these Thursday wedding posts... and now they are here! So, this will be the last of my wedding ramblings. Thanks so much for your kind words and patience. All the photos were taken by Jen Ing--aren't they great? If you like them, be sure to comment on her blog to let her know.

So, the wedding began with my dress and beauty help from my flower girl niece, Lily, and wonderful friend (and i...

book talk tuesday

Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbit

IndieBound Description: Doomed to—or blessed with—eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can. When ten-year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret, the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem. Complications arise when Winnie is followed by a stranger who wants to market the spring water for a fortun...

on my desk monday

Appropriately, I spent my Easter weekend painting an egg for the Open Fields Auction. Just like last time, despite my best efforts, I broke one of the eggs they sent. That is why they always send two!

But I was able to get the second one finished without any disasters. My Hong Kong birdcage (with the only kind of birds I don't feel guilty having in a cage!) served as inspiration for my egg, titled aviary:



Hope you like it!

on the way to the grocery store

feeling dull? take a moment with the street philospher!