2024 Superstar Speaker Grace Lin

Thank you for joining us today on the Picture Book Summit News Network! Today, picture book newscaster Emma Walton Hamilton is coming to you live from the Picture Book Summit Olympic Trials. We are on the edge of seats to see who will qualify to be our first Superstar Speaker for the 10th Anniversary Picture Book Summit coming to a computer near you on October 5, 2024.

Press play to hear Emma’s broadcast of the event already in progress…

Superstar Speaker #1 Announcement

Wow! What a performance! This makes it official. Our first Superstar Speaker is….

NEWBERY & CALDECOTT HONOR WINNER GRACE LIN!

Grace will be the highlight of our Opening Ceremonies with her presentation:

Create Your Own Gold

Define what success means for YOU by creating a personal benchmark of greatness. Award-winning author/illustrator Grace Lin will use her own books and journey as an example of how to set your goals, pace yourself, and stay in the race for the long haul.

Get to know Grace Lin:

Before Grace Lin was an award-winning and NY Times bestselling author/illustrator of picture books, early readers and middle grade novels, she was the only Asian girl (except for her sisters) going to her elementary school in Upstate NY. That experience, good and bad, has influenced her books—including her Newbery Honor WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON, her Geisel Honor LING & TING, her National Book Finalist WHEN THE SEA TURNED TO SILVER and her Caldecott Honor A BIG MOONCAKE FOR LITTLE STAR. But, it also causes Grace to persevere for diversity as an occasional New England Public Radio commentator and when she gave her TEDx talk “The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child’s Bookshelf,” as well as her PBSNewHour video essay “What to do when you realize classic books from your childhood are racist?.”

In 2016, Grace’s art was displayed at the White House and Grace, herself, was recognized by President Obama’s office as a Champion of Change for Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Storytelling. In 2022, Grace was awarded the Children’s Literature Legacy Award from the American Library Association. Grace is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and lives in Northampton, Massachusetts with her husband, daughter and a fluctuating amount of chickens.

Click to check out just a few of Grace Lin’s books:

It’s bound to be an incredible day and we invite you to join us! Mark your calendar!

Picture Book Summit 2024

Perfect 10: Going for Picture Gold!

October 5, 2024

Early Bird Registration is NOW OPEN!