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10 Inspiring Kite Tales Quotes from 2020

30 Wednesday Dec 2020

Posted by Jessica Chrysler in Author's Perspective, Community Corner, Illustrator's Perspective

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Christian McKay Heidicker, Claire Annette Noland, Creative Life, Emma Trithart, Grace Lin, Harold Underdown, inspiration, Mary Ann Fraser, Monica Sagaser, Nancy Whitesides, quotes, Sherry Shahan

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As the year draws to a close, it’s always a good time to go back and reflect on the things that have moved and inspired us along the way. Especially in trying times, going back to the moments that brought light into our world can help us continue to be inspired and come up with new ideas that might not have occurred to us before.

Creating may have been tough for most of us this year, but we had many encouraging authors, editors, agents, and illustrators sharing with us their insights on how to keep going when the times get tough. Sometimes the reassurance that giving ourselves a break was indeed what was needed. And sometimes we just needed to let our stories come out on the page.

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Interview with Best-Selling Author-Illustrator, Grace Lin

03 Friday Apr 2020

Posted by Christine Van Zandt, author of A BRIEF HISTORY OF UNDERPANTS in Author's Perspective, Illustrator's Perspective

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A Big Mooncake for Little Star, author, Author Tips, COVID-19, disney, early reader, Grace Lin, illustrator, Ling and Ting, middle grade, Mulan, picture book, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Grace Lin won the Newbery Honor for her middle-grade novel Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, the Theodor Geisel Honor for her early reader Ling and Ting, and a Caldecott Honor for picture book A Big Mooncake for Little Star. Her new middle-grade novel, Mulan: Before the Sword, is an original prequel to Disney’s live-action Mulan story.

CHRISTINE VAN ZANDT: Welcome to Kite Tales! On the West Coast, changes to our lives and livelihoods have been happening at an ever-increasing speed. What’s life like on the East Coast? Continue reading →

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