Remy Lai Explained

Remy Lai is an Australian author and illustrator of children's books and middle-grade graphic novels. She was born in Indonesia, grew up in Singapore, and currently lives in Brisbane.^[1] Her books tell stories of young Chinese immigrants and Chinese Australians.^[2]

Awards

• 2020 Golden Kite Sid Fleischman Humor Award for Pie in the Sky^[3]
• 2020 Golden Kite Honor Book in Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction for Pie in the Sky^[3]
• 2021 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Children's Literature, joint winner for Fly on the Wall^[4]
• 2024 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Children's Literature for Ghost Book^[5]

Bibliography

• Pie in the Sky (Henry Holt, 2019)^[6]
• Fly on the Wall (Henry Holt, 2020)^[7]
• Pawcasso (Henry Holt, 2021)^[8]
• Surviving the Wild, Volume 1: Star the Elephant (Henry Holt, 2022)
• Surviving the Wild, Volume 2: Rainbow the Koala (Henry Holt, 2022)
• Surviving the Wild, Volume 3: Sunny the Shark
• GHOST BOOK

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Remy Lai . Macmillan Publishers . May 29, 2021.
2. Web site: Remy Lai: Writing Funny/Sad Books for Kids . Smith . Vicky . Kirkus Reviews . October 11, 2020 . May 29, 2021.
3. Web site: Announcing the Golden Kite and Sid Fleischman Winners . Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators . 2020 . May 29, 2021.
4. Web site: 2021-12-15. PMLA 2021 winners announced. 2021-12-15. Books+Publishing. en-AU.
5. News: Heath . Nicola . 2024-02-01 . Debut poet takes home $125,000 in prize money for a verse novel that almost wasn't published . 2024-02-02 . ABC News . en-AU.
6. Web site: Bridging Two Cultures With Cake . Aguirre . Jorge . New York Times . July 23, 2019 . May 29, 2021.
7. Web site: Going Places: An Anonymous Gossip Cartoonist With Buzz . Brosgol . Vera . New York Times . May 23, 2020 . May 29, 2021.
8. Web site: It's a Dog's Life — or Is It? . Harper . Charise Mericle . New York Times . April 30, 2021 . May 29, 2021.