Jason Chin

Jason Chin is a celebrated author and illustrator of children's books. He received the Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in Andrea Wang's Watercress , a Newbery Honor book and APALA award winner. His book Grand Canyon was awarded a Caldecott Honor, a Sibert Honor, and the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award. His other acclaimed nonfiction titles, including Coral Reefs , Redwoods , Gravity , Island: A Story of the Galapagos , Your Place in the Universe , and The Universe in You , have received numerous...See more

Jason Chin is a celebrated author and illustrator of children's books. He received the Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in Andrea Wang's Watercress , a Newbery Honor book and APALA award winner. His book Grand Canyon was awarded a Caldecott Honor, a Sibert Honor, and the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award. His other acclaimed nonfiction titles, including Coral Reefs , Redwoods , Gravity , Island: A Story of the Galapagos , Your Place in the Universe , and The Universe in You , have received numerous starred reviews and other accolades. He lives in Vermont with his wife and children. See less