Natasha Yim

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LUNA AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING MOONCAKES made the School Library Journal Fall books review!

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Join me for a story time at the San Mateo Library, Oak Room, 55 W. Third Avenue, San Mateo, Sunday, October 19, 11:30 am. I'll be reading LUNA AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING MOONCAKES, followed by arts and craft activities, snacks, and some mooncake tasting: sanmateopublic.libcal.com/event/15405066

Registration for Back to School Storytime with Natasha and Anna Register here to receive the Zoom link. The link will be sent to your email inbox 2 days before the event.

Author Anna Ouchchy (I DON'T WANNA HIBERNATE!) and I will be doing a FREE Back-to-school virtual storytime tomorrow, Sat., Sept. 13 at 10 am. PST/1 pm. EST. We'll have book giveaways, prizes, and a fun virtual mystery hunt. Register here for the Zoom link: forms.gle/D3UAj9Y5R3LE...

Susanna Leonard Hill Children's Author

Thank you, Susanna Leonard Hill, for featuring LUNA AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING MOONCAKES on the Perfect Picture Book Friday blog:
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Visit the PPBF blog and leave a comment to be entered into the drawing for a FREE book.

Hope to see some of you there!

Imaginative Quill "A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit." – Richard Bach, author

Tips for getting in the brain flow for writing, a book birthday, a photo writing prompt and more! secure.smore.com/n/30ejf

Oh my gosh! What a fun book launch for LUNA AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING MOONCAKES yesterday! Thank you to all the families who came out and to librarian John Koetzner who has collaborated with me on many events. The mystery treasure hunt was a big hit!

Special Book Launch at the Cloverdale Library, Saturday, August. 16, at 11 am.: reading of LUNA AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING MOONCAKES, and a mystery treasure hunt where you get to follow the clues to find the missing mooncakes and get a prize. Join us for snacks, beverages and mooncake tasting!

LUNA AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING MOONCAKES (Charlesbridge Publishing) officially releases today! Check out the video to find out more about the book, what's the deal with Mid-Autumn Festival, and my favorite mooncake filling! @scbwisfneb.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social #teachers #librarians

Someone in the family is stealing mooncakes! Detectives Luna and Mina are on the case. Elevate your shelf-care routine with LUNA AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING MOONCAKES by Natasha Yim and illustrated by... Someone in the family is stealing mooncakes! Detectives Luna and Mina are on the case. Elevate your shelf-care routine with LUNA AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING MOONCAKES by Natasha Yim and illustrated...

It's LUNA AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING MOONCAKE'S book birthday! Who stole the mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations! Follow Luna and Mina as they use logical thinking to discover clues, rule out suspects and catch the mooncake thief!

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Thanks, Shirley! Still no bites on the Lady in the Moon Story. My agent and I have put that aside for a little while. See you at Oktoberfest!

LUNA AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING MOONCAKES is releasing Aug. 12! Here's a sneak peek. There are some free gifts for teachers or administrators who purchase the book for their schools or classrooms.

LUNA AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING MOONCAKES was #1 on Amazon's New Releases in Children's Math Fiction today!

This joyful whodunit encourages critical and analytical thinking, as well as problem-solving skills...
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Hey folks, I'll be at the Bay Area Book Festival Family Day at the Berkeley Public Library tomorrow., Sat. May 31, 10:30 am. - 5:00 pm. If you're in the Bay Area, stop on by! #BABF

The SCBWI Amber Brown Grant is currently open for submissions. Winning school will receive an author/illustrator visit, free books for students, and a $250 stipend for a pizza party or other school celebration.To apply: www.scbwi.org/.../communit... Deadline is Friday, June 6, at midnight PST.

Ever wanted to know how to write a novel in verse? Join SCBWI San Francisco North & East Bay, Marin County, as they host middle grade author Mae Respicio, for an informative and fun workshop at the Book Passage in Corte Madera.

Thrilled I can finally make this announcement! After celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival in LUNA AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING MOONCAKES (out Aug. 12, 2025 - preorder available here: bit.ly/3DVvPHl), Luna will get to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival!

The SCBWI Spring retreat at Mandala Springs in bucolic Cobb, Lake County, March 6 - 9, is now open to non-SCBWI writers and/or illustrators. No programs, just time to write and a chance to connect with other creators. Register here: www.scbwi.org/events/manda...

KidLit Writers: Short on writing time? Too many interruptions at home? Come join our 3 day writer's retreat at the Mandala Springs Wellness Retreat Center in bucolic Cobb, Lake County, CA. You have to be a SCBWI member to attend. Register here: www.scbwi.org/.../mandala-...

Mandala Springs Creative Retreat The Spring 2025 creative retreat will be at a new location, Mandala Springs Retreat Center in bucolic Cobb, near Kelseyville, Lake County. This retreat is a SCBWI Member-only event (but you can be a m...

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This sounds like fun!

This seems criminal to me. Especially, when people have already suffered so much and lost everything!

Oh, Good Lord! Egg on my face! I can't believe I posted the wrong book cover for "Luna and the Case of the Missing Mooncakes". I had posted the inside page. Here's the correct cover! Thank you to my agent, Ana Crespo, for alerting me to my faux pas.

So blessed to be at an amazing writer's retreat organized by my sister, Shirin Yim Leos, in San Miguel de Allende. Good food, great company, blocks of writing time, and the best damn churros and hot chocolate ever!

Every Story. Every Book. Every Writer. EveryLibrary

Support EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social - the nation's lobbyist for libraries and take action against book bans in the United States at bookbanpetition.us

Happy New Year! It's January, and I'm finally able to do a cover reveal for my upcoming book LUNA AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING MOONCAKES (Charlesbridge Publishing, Aug. 12, 2025), illustrated by the fabulous Violet Kim. @scbwisfneb.bsky.social

It's not uncommon for creatives to feel self-doubt (a lot of it) and a sense of imposter syndrome. See how I over came it, my journey to write for kids, and tips for newer writers in this interview with Bold Journey, an online blog: boldjourney.com/meet-natasha...

The Imaginative Quill, Nov. 2024, issue #2

The new issue of my newsletter The Imaginative Quill just dropped. Check it out for picture book reviews, World Read Aloud Day (WRAD) sign ups, in-person and virtual events from around the internet #Teachers #kidlitwriters #kidlitbookclub

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Young Authors' Project - Workshop #4 Become a published author! In this 4-week virtual series, led by author Natasha Yim, attendees will learn descriptive writing techniques, including the use of similes, metaphors, alliteration, and the...

Last session of the virtual Young Author's Workshop this Wed., Oct. 30, 4 - 5 pm. Have a young creative in your life?Have them register and attend the last Young Author's session: events.sonomalibrary.org/event/young-... to be eligible to submit a story to the anthology and become a published author

I'm teaching a virtual 4-week Young Author's Workshop series for the Sonoma County Library for Grades 4 - 8. Participants get to submit to the Young Author's Anthology at the end of the workshop, and become published authors! Register here:
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