Linda Sue Park is the author of many books for young readers, including the 2002 Newbery Medal winner A Single Shard and the NY Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water. Her most recent titles are Gracie Under the Waves, a contemporary middle-grade novel about a girl who loves snorkeling, illustrated by Maxine Vee; My Book and Me, a picture book about the joys of books and reading illustrated by the celebrated Caldecott-Medal artist Chris Raschka; and Smiling Eyes, a lively rhyming text picture book illustrated by Lenny Wen, a joyous celebration of eyes, featuring a variety of Asian eye shapes and hues, for a little boy whose ordinary day is filled with the joys and surprises of seeing and being seen.

Linda Sue is the founder and curator of Allida Books, an imprint of HarperCollins. She serves on the advisory boards of We Need Diverse Books and the Rabbit hOle museum project, and created the kiBooka website, to highlight children’s books created by the Korean diaspora. Follow her on Instagram @parklindasue

(Website: www.lindasuepark.com)

Linda Sue Park is the author of many books for young readers, including the 2002 Newbery Medal winner A Single Shard and the NY Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water. Her most recent titles are Gracie Under the Waves, a contemporary middle-grade novel about a girl who loves snorkeling, illustrated by Maxine Vee; My Book and Me, a picture book about the joys of books and reading illustrated by the celebrated Caldecott-Medal artist Chris Raschka; and Smiling Eyes, a lively rhyming text picture book illustrated by Lenny Wen, a joyous celebration of eyes, featuring a variety of Asian eye shapes and hues, for a little boy whose ordinary day is filled with the joys and surprises of seeing and being seen.

Linda Sue is the founder and curator of Allida Books, an imprint of HarperCollins. She serves on the advisory boards of We Need Diverse Books and the Rabbit hOle museum project, and created the kiBooka website, to highlight children’s books created by the Korean diaspora. Follow her on Instagram @parklindasue

(Website: www.lindasuepark.com)