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Grace Lin, illustration for Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods, by Grace Lin (Little, Brown for Young Readers). © 2023 Grace Lin.

Moon Festival Celebration with Grace Lin

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For Families
Performances
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Free with Museum admission

Join us for a day celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival! In addition to storytimes and art projects, guests will enjoy a Reader’s Theater program inspired by Grace Lin’s new book, Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods.

Schedule:

11:00 am- Storytime (Reading Library)

11:30 am - (Program is FULL) Chinese Menu Reader’s Theater and Draw-Along with Grace Lin, with students from Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School. (Auditorium)

  • Grace will be sharing her new book Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods with an interactive read-aloud of the dragon-filled myth behind the invention of chow mein. After the reader’s theater, Grace will teach everyone how to draw their own Chinese dragon! Space is limited. Advance registration strongly recommended.

12:30 pm - Book signing with Grace Lin (Great Hall). Can’t make the event? Reserve signed books online.

1:30 pm - Chinese Menu Reader’s Theater and Draw-Along with Grace Lin, with students from Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School. (Auditorium)

  • Grace will be sharing her new book Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods with an interactive read-aloud of the dragon-filled myth behind the invention of chow mein. After the reader’s theater, Grace will teach everyone how to draw their own Chinese dragon! Space is limited. Advance registration strongly recommended.
Register for 1:30 pm Reader's Theater program
2:00 pm- Storytime (Reading Library)

2:30 pm - Book signing with Grace Lin (Great Hall). Can’t make the event? Reserve signed books online.

Who You'll Meet
Grace Lin.

Grace Lin

Grace Lin is an award-winning and NY Times bestselling author/illustrator of picture books, early readers and middle grade novels, 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.  In 2022, Grace was awarded the Children’s Literature Legacy Award from the American Library Association.   
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Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School

Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School (PVCICS) is a K-12th grade public charter school located in Hadley, MA. PVCICS prepares students for academic and cross-cultural success through rigorous study and instruction aligned with state and federal standards, augmented with Chinese language and culture. PVCICS focuses on graduating students with excellent scholarship, high proficiency in Mandarin Chinese and English, and sensitivity to multiple cultures.
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cover illustration for Chinese Menu, by Grace Lin, showing a girl smiling and holding a bowl of food.
Event

Virtual Classroom Visit: Celebrate the Moon Festival with Grace Lin

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Elementary classrooms will enjoy a virtual author visit with Grace Lin as she shares the customs and traditions—and the stories!—of the Moon Festival (purchase of book required).
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Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods