The Stone Goddess by Minfong Ho7/6/2023 Her first short story eventually evolved into her first novel, Sing to the Dawn, which received first prize from the Council of Interracial Books for Children. She recognized that many Americans had false notions about life in Asia and she set out to change this by writing based on her own experience there. While attending Cornell University, Ho began writing her first short story, in an attempt to combat strong feelings of homesickness. There, she received her BA in Economics and History as well as her M.F.A. She was educated in Thailand and Taiwan, before moving to the United States to attend Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Her parents are of Chinese origin, so she spoke fluent Chinese in her home, Thai in the marketplace of Bangkok and English in school. Minfong Ho was born in Rangoon, Burma, and raised in both Singapore and Bangkok, Thailand. Holly Meade has illustrated many acclaimed books for children, including ON MORNING WINGS, THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR, BLUE BOWL DOWN: AN APPALACHIAN RHYME, PEEK! A THAI HIDE-AND-SEEK, and HUSH! A THAI LULLABY, a Caldecott Honor Book. The author of such picture books as ON A WINTRY MORNING, ONE LITTLE MOUSE, and MOMMA, WILL YOU?, she lives in Germantown, Wisconsin. Dori Chaconas learned story pacing from an early age while entertaining her younger siblings.
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