https://www.storiesbynicolechen.com/bio daily 0.75 2024-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa21e1dc405730dd3088ba9/1604472286196-GU93GPQD02ZH9OWV6F7F/NicoleAlex.58.jpg Bio Photo by Sarah Deragon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa21e1dc405730dd3088ba9/1607498842500-G9CGL33NQ15HJGOOE9D1/image-asset.jpeg Bio Photo by Sarah Deragon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa21e1dc405730dd3088ba9/1607305044285-WOPPV47HLH1RU1KCZSIR/NicoleChen_portrait Bio - Official Bio Short Bio Nicole Chen’s experience growing up Taiwanese American, and the blend of Catalan, Spanish, Taiwanese and American influences in her present home, fuels her desire to write and tell stories that reflect a diverse and multicultural American identity. Nicole lives in sunny California with her Andorran husband and young daughter. Her debut picture book, HOW WE SAY I LOVE YOU, illustrated by Lenny Wen and published by Knopf BFYR (December 2022) was a Target Book Club pick and selected by the Dollywood Foundation for inclusion in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program. Her debut middle grade novel, IT’S BOBA TIME FOR PEARL LI!, from Quill Tree/Harper Collins (February 2023) is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. Her third book, middle grade historical fiction novel LILY XIAO SPEAKS OUT, was released on May 7th, 2024. To learn more about Nicole, visit storiesbynicolechen.com. Longer Bio Nicole has been sketching, designing, and writing stories all her life. In her day job as a product researcher, she collects consumer stories, then shares them with the companies she works for so they can design and develop delightful and useful experiences. Nicole lives in sunny California with her Andorran husband and young daughter. Her experience growing up Taiwanese American in the Bay Area, plus the blend of Catalan, Spanish, Taiwanese and American influences in her home, energize her to tell stories that reflect a diverse and multicultural American identity. Nicole’s debut picture book, HOW WE SAY I LOVE YOU, illustrated by Lenny Wen and published by Knopf BFYR, (December 2022) was a Target Book Club pick and selected by the Dollywood Foundation for inclusion in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program. Her debut middle grade novel, IT’S BOBA TIME FOR PEARL LI!, from Quill Tree/Harper Collins (February 28, 2023) is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. Nicole was chosen as a 2022 mentee for Diverse Voices’ DVdebut program and was honored with SCBWI’s Out from the Margins Award in 2022. Her third book, middle grade historical fiction novel LILY XIAO SPEAKS OUT, was released on May 7th, 2024. To learn more about Nicole, visit storiesbynicolechen.com. Headshots (photo credit to Sarah Deragon) Download headshot (square) here. Download headshot (landscape) here. https://www.storiesbynicolechen.com/home daily 1.0 2024-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa21e1dc405730dd3088ba9/1604460381218-LSHUOUBU5T4XDVAC0U50/Photo+by+Sarah+Deragon Home - Hello. I write stories for kids, focusing on picture books and middle grade. And three of my books are out on book shelves today! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa21e1dc405730dd3088ba9/1607305598198-Z0712HJO6L4FOI5L5LDD/Chen2020.197.jpg Home - Why I Do It I write for my multicultural family whose dinner table may, at any one moment, be topped with 蚵仔麵線, mac and cheese, pa amb tomaquet, or paella. https://www.storiesbynicolechen.com/books daily 0.75 2024-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa21e1dc405730dd3088ba9/c2459812-65f8-4912-ab7f-8e5bbca21424/LilyXiaoSpeaksOut+hc+c.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa21e1dc405730dd3088ba9/82135138-e226-4f23-b0da-a5605a1e5f88/IT%27S+BOBA+TIME+FOR+PEARL+LI+final+cover.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa21e1dc405730dd3088ba9/2b493145-2a75-424b-8061-d04303cdece1/NicoleChen-HWSILY+FINAL+cover.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa21e1dc405730dd3088ba9/1604557640165-NLTG8XUVUK9BAO4AAKNW/amyandperfectbao.jpg Books Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao, Kat Zhang + Charlene Chua https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa21e1dc405730dd3088ba9/1604558699878-XQOL63QGY69QEWEWN0OB/thankyouomu.jpg Books Thank you, Omu!, Oge Mora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa21e1dc405730dd3088ba9/1604560056991-I9I26SQGGCN60CAIQE24/drawntogether.jpg Books Drawn Together, Minh Lê + Dan Santat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa21e1dc405730dd3088ba9/1604559951820-2JGMGBRFA337WGN3UWNA/journey.jpg Books Journey, Aaron Becker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa21e1dc405730dd3088ba9/1604557669891-WJSUILY0YVJFNTDPDGNF/mixed.jpg Books Mixed, Arree Chung https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa21e1dc405730dd3088ba9/1604559408822-34P1FTL4LUAQ7EJ4W4A9/howto.jpg Books How To, Julie Morstad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa21e1dc405730dd3088ba9/1616094894398-CCW4J1PHV7NA53JJ5CPR/mindykim.jpeg Books The Mindy Kim Series, Lyla Lee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa21e1dc405730dd3088ba9/1616094835643-YUKT56KA2YE2WLDZIKKU/meetyasmin.jpeg Books The Yasmin Series, Saadia Faruqi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa21e1dc405730dd3088ba9/1616094666469-5FYCFXQWXJR6FH6LSW5X/jasminetoguchi.jpeg Books The Jasmine Toguchi Series, Debbi Michiko Florence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa21e1dc405730dd3088ba9/1616095034097-HNVBN2DJYE4FYLJTBROR/waystomakesunshine.jpeg Books Ways to Make Sunshine, Renée Watson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa21e1dc405730dd3088ba9/1604556319018-RNOGWW19F3LUU8EN36KJ/zoewashington.jpg Books From the Desk of Zoe Washington, by Janae Marks, Harper Collins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa21e1dc405730dd3088ba9/1604556062336-XBALL4JJ5JZVI1L7BM3U/frontdesk.jpg Books Front Desk, by Kelly Yang, Scholastic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa21e1dc405730dd3088ba9/1604556093893-QUQJEVVFY9BXVK6KZREK/yumichung.jpeg Books Stand Up, Yumi Chung! 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