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Grace Lin is the winner of the 2022 Children’s Literature Legacy Award honoring an author or illustrator, published in the United States, whose books have made a significant and lasting contribution to literature for children. Her numerous works include “The Ugly Vegetables” (Charlesbridge, 1999) and “The Year of the Dog” (Little, Brown and Company, 2006).

Lin’s many awards include a 2010 Newbery Honor for “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon,” a 2011 Geisel Honor for “Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same,” and a 2019 Caldecott Honor for “A Big Mooncake for Little Star” (all published by Little, Brown and Company). In addition, Lin’s works have received a Chinese American Librarians Assocation Annual Best Book Award, and appeared on several ALSC Notable Children’s Books lists. In 2016, President Obama’s office recognized her as a Champion of Change for Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Storytelling.