I ran into my neighbor this weekend, and was surprised to learn that he’d seen an article about me in Saturday’s newspaper. The article was about my recent visit to the Saint Francis Xavier school in Winooski, VT. After speaking to several classes, the librarian showed me a number of different projects that the students…
Author Archives: Jason Chin
Apr
23
2012
My Event at The Flying Pig Bookstore
Thanks to everyone who came to my event at The Flying Pig Bookstore on Saturday. I had a wonderful time and the event was a great success–we sold out of books! Today, Losie Leavitt, co-owner of the store, wrote about the event on ShelfTalker, a Publisher’s Weekly blog. Below are some of the images that she…
Mar
20
2012
Island selected by the Junior Library Guild
Island has been designated “A Junior Library Guild Selection” for Spring 2012.
Mar
16
2012
Island Cover Revealed
My next book Island: A Story of the Galápagos will be coming out next fall and Roaring Brook has released the cover. Here it is:
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Mar
9
2012
Fuse 8 Gives Coral Reefs a Great Review
In November, the New York Public Library’s children’s librarian, Betsy Bird wrote a wonderful review of Coral Reefs on her blog, A Fuse #8 Production.
Mar
9
2012
New Section for Teachers and Librarians
I’ve finally launched my new website with a section for teachers and librarians.
May
9
2011
Red Clover Award: The Votes Are In
About a year ago, I was happy to learn that Redwoods was selected as a Red Clover book. The Red Clover Award Program is a statewide initiative to promote reading in Vermont. Each year 10 books are selected and librarians across the state read them to elementary school children. Curriculums are often planned around the…
