Kids Ask Authors podcast

Authors Martha Brokenbrough and Grace Lin answer the kid question What famous author would you like to be your mentor?

Authors Phoebe Wahl and Grace Lin answer the kid question How do you add so many details in your pictures? 

Authors Hyewon Yum and Grace Lin answer the kid question What color do you use the most and why? 

Authors James Catchpole and Grace Lin answer the kid question Are you ever scared to share your book?  

Authors Lin Thompson and Grace Lin answer the kid question How do you pick the names of your characters? 

Authors Brian Young and Grace Lin answer the kid question Which book that you have written do you think you’ve enjoyed the most and why?.

Authors Jennifer Chambliss Bertman and Grace Lin answer the kid question Which book that you have written do you think you’ve enjoyed the most and why?

Author Natasha Tartly and Grace Lin answer the kid question How would you describe yourself or your books in 3 words?

Hello!  This is a part of Grace's “One Minute Myth”  series, where she tries  to recap one of the stories from her upcoming book “Chinese Menu” in as close to a minute as possible! "Chinese Menu" is a collection of about 40 stories about the myths, legends and histories behind your favorite American Chinese food and will be out Sept 12, 2023.  Hopefully, this gives you a small taste of the book and makes you want more!    If you are listening  before Sept 12, 2023, please preorder the book! There are lots of giveaways:  •NEW & LIMITED TIME: Just want to save some money (and who doesn’t?): Preorder from Barnes & Noble with the discount code CHINESEMENU25 and you’ll get 25% off!! You must use the code, exclusive only for Chinese Menu and only until 9/2/2023: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuBN with code CHINESEMENU25  • Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace: https://tinyurl.com/GraceLinVisit  •Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuPin   Otherwise, please purchase "Chinese Menu" from wherever books are sold!

Hello!  This is a part of Grace's “One Minute Myth”  series, where she tries  to recap one of the stories from her upcoming book “Chinese Menu” in as close to a minute as possible! "Chinese Menu" is a collection of about 40 stories about the myths, legends and histories behind your favorite American Chinese food and will be out Sept 12, 2023.  Hopefully, this gives you a small taste of the book and makes you want more!    If you are listening  before Sept 12, 2023, please preorder the book! There are lots of giveaways:  •NEW & LIMITED TIME: Just want to save some money (and who doesn’t?): Preorder from Barnes & Noble with the discount code CHINESEMENU25 and you’ll get 25% off!! You must use the code, exclusive only for Chinese Menu and only until 9/2/2023: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuBN with code CHINESEMENU25  • Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace: https://tinyurl.com/GraceLinVisit  •Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuPin   Otherwise, please purchase "Chinese Menu" from wherever books are sold!

Hello!  This is a part of Grace's “One Minute Myth”  series, where she tries  to recap one of the stories from her upcoming book “Chinese Menu” in as close to a minute as possible! "Chinese Menu" is a collection of about 40 stories about the myths, legends and histories behind your favorite American Chinese food and will be out Sept 12, 2023.  Hopefully, this gives you a small taste of the book and makes you want more!    If you are listening  before Sept 12, 2023, please preorder the book! There are lots of giveaways:  •NEW & LIMITED TIME: Just want to save some money (and who doesn’t?): Preorder from Barnes & Noble with the discount code CHINESEMENU25 and you’ll get 25% off!! You must use the code, exclusive only for Chinese Menu and only until 9/2/2023: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuBN with code CHINESEMENU25  • Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace: https://tinyurl.com/GraceLinVisit  •Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuPin   Otherwise, please purchase "Chinese Menu" from wherever books are sold!

Hello!  This is a part of Grace's “One Minute Myth”  series, where she tries  to recap one of the stories from her upcoming book “Chinese Menu” in as close to a minute as possible! "Chinese Menu" is a collection of about 40 stories about the myths, legends and histories behind your favorite American Chinese food and will be out Sept 12, 2023.  Hopefully, this gives you a small taste of the book and makes you want more!    If you are listening  before Sept 12, 2023, please preorder the book! There are lots of giveaways:  •NEW & LIMITED TIME: Just want to save some money (and who doesn’t?): Preorder from Barnes & Noble with the discount code CHINESEMENU25 and you’ll get 25% off!! You must use the code, exclusive only for Chinese Menu and only until 9/2/2023: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuBN with code CHINESEMENU25  • Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace: https://tinyurl.com/GraceLinVisit  •Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuPin   Otherwise, please purchase "Chinese Menu" from wherever books are sold!

Hello!  This is a part of Grace's “One Minute Myth”  series, where she tries  to recap one of the stories from her upcoming book “Chinese Menu” in as close to a minute as possible! "Chinese Menu" is a collection of about 40 stories about the myths, legends and histories behind your favorite American Chinese food and will be out Sept 12, 2023.  Hopefully, this gives you a small taste of the book and makes you want more!    If you are listening  before Sept 12, 2023, please preorder the book! There are lots of giveaways:  •NEW & LIMITED TIME: Just want to save some money (and who doesn’t?): Preorder from Barnes & Noble with the discount code CHINESEMENU25 and you’ll get 25% off!! You must use the code, exclusive only for Chinese Menu and only until 9/2/2023: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuBN with code CHINESEMENU25  • Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace: https://tinyurl.com/GraceLinVisit  •Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuPin   Otherwise, please purchase "Chinese Menu" from wherever books are sold!

Hello!  This is a part of Grace's “One Minute Myth”  series, where she tries  to recap one of the stories from her upcoming book “Chinese Menu” in as close to a minute as possible! "Chinese Menu" is a collection of about 40 stories about the myths, legends and histories behind your favorite American Chinese food and will be out Sept 12, 2023.  Hopefully, this gives you a small taste of the book and makes you want more!    If you are listening  before Sept 12, 2023, please preorder the book! There are lots of giveaways:  •NEW & LIMITED TIME: Just want to save some money (and who doesn’t?): Preorder from Barnes & Noble with the discount code CHINESEMENU25 and you’ll get 25% off!! You must use the code, exclusive only for Chinese Menu and only until 9/2/2023: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuBN with code CHINESEMENU25  • Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace: https://tinyurl.com/GraceLinVisit  •Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuPin   Otherwise, please purchase "Chinese Menu" from wherever books are sold!

Hello!  This is a part of Grace's “One Minute Myth”  series, where she tries  to recap one of the stories from her upcoming book “Chinese Menu” in as close to a minute as possible! "Chinese Menu" is a collection of about 40 stories about the myths, legends and histories behind your favorite American Chinese food and will be out Sept 12, 2023.  Hopefully, this gives you a small taste of the book and makes you want more!    If you are listening  before Sept 12, 2023, please preorder the book! There are lots of giveaways:  •NEW & LIMITED TIME: Just want to save some money (and who doesn’t?): Preorder from Barnes & Noble with the discount code CHINESEMENU25 and you’ll get 25% off!! You must use the code, exclusive only for Chinese Menu and only until 9/2/2023: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuBN with code CHINESEMENU25  • Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace: https://tinyurl.com/GraceLinVisit  •Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuPin   Otherwise, please purchase "Chinese Menu" from wherever books are sold!

Hello!  This is a part of Grace's “One Minute Myth”  series, where she tries  to recap one of the stories from her upcoming book “Chinese Menu” in as close to a minute as possible! "Chinese Menu" is a collection of about 40 stories about the myths, legends and histories behind your favorite American Chinese food and will be out Sept 12, 2023.  Hopefully, this gives you a small taste of the book and makes you want more!    If you are listening  before Sept 12, 2023, please preorder the book! There are lots of giveaways:  •NEW & LIMITED TIME: Just want to save some money (and who doesn’t?): Preorder from Barnes & Noble with the discount code CHINESEMENU25 and you’ll get 25% off!! You must use the code, exclusive only for Chinese Menu and only until 9/2/2023: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuBN with code CHINESEMENU25  • Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace: https://tinyurl.com/GraceLinVisit  •Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuPin   Otherwise, please purchase "Chinese Menu" from wherever books are sold!

Hello!  This is a part of Grace's “One Minute Myth”  series, where she tries  to recap one of the stories from her upcoming book “Chinese Menu” in as close to a minute as possible! "Chinese Menu" is a collection of about 40 stories about the myths, legends and histories behind your favorite American Chinese food and will be out Sept 12, 2023.  Hopefully, this gives you a small taste of the book and makes you want more!    If you are listening  before Sept 12, 2023, please preorder the book! There are lots of giveaways:  •NEW & LIMITED TIME: Just want to save some money (and who doesn’t?): Preorder from Barnes & Noble with the discount code CHINESEMENU25 and you’ll get 25% off!! You must use the code, exclusive only for Chinese Menu and only until 9/2/2023: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuBN with code CHINESEMENU25  • Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace: https://tinyurl.com/GraceLinVisit  •Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuPin   Otherwise, please purchase "Chinese Menu" from wherever books are sold!

Author Grace Lin presents "One Minute Myths" Newbery and Caldecott honoree and New York Times bestselling author Grace Lin delivers a groundbreaking, lushly illustrated, and beautifully written full-color book that explores the whimsical myths and stories behind your favorite American Chinese food. From fried dumplings to fortune cookies, here are the tales behind your favorite foods. Do you know the stories behind delectable dishes—like the fun connection between scallion pancakes and pizza? Or how dumplings cured a village’s frostbitten ears? Or how wonton soup tells about the creation of the world? Separated into courses like a Chinese menu, these tales—based in real history and folklore—are filled with squabbling dragons, magical fruits, and hungry monks. This book will bring you to far-off times and marvelous  places, all while making your mouth water. And, along the way, you might just discover a deeper understanding of the resilience and triumph behind this food, and what makes it undeniably American. Award-winning and bestselling author Grace Lin provides a visual and storytelling feast as she gives insight on the history, legends, and myths behind your favorite American Chinese dishes. Chinese Menu makes the perfect gift book for anyone who loves good food—and an even better story.

On this special and final episode of the season, Author Grace Lin answers a variety of kid questions and kid reviewer Milo reviews her novel Starry river of the Sky.  Happy Summer!

Authors Laurie Keller  and grace Like answer the question If you were to become a character in your own book which would it be and why? and kid reviewer Ione reviews Wake me up in 20 Coconuts! by Laurie Keller.