Lovely books illustrated by Grace Lin

I stumbled across these two books at the library last week and am so glad I did. They're wonderful! Sweet and colorful and so much more than just color and shape books. Both are written by Roseanne Thong and illustrated by Grace Lin.

From Red is a Dragon:

Red are melons

cool and sweet

Red are lychees

a summer treat

From Round is a Mooncake:

Rectangles are

inking stones

Paintbrush racks

and mobile phones

Since I've fallen in love with Grace Lin's illustrations, I did a little search on her. Turns out she's illustrated (and written!) quite a lot. There's a great interview and bio here at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast that also describes a number of her other books. Very worth checking out. Look for the picture of Lissy's Friends -- that's the book I want to find next!