Natasha Yim
@natashayim.bsky.social
Children’s author
Luna and the Case of the Missing Mooncakes, 2025, Charlesbridge Publishing
Luna’s Yum Yum Dim Sum, 2020, Charlesbridge Publishing
Lunar New Year, 2023, Quarto Books
Repped by Ana Crespo, East West Literary
Luna and the Case of the Missing Mooncakes, 2025, Charlesbridge Publishing
Luna’s Yum Yum Dim Sum, 2020, Charlesbridge Publishing
Lunar New Year, 2023, Quarto Books
Repped by Ana Crespo, East West Literary
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
October 14, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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
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!
August 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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!
August 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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
August 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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
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.
July 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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...
—School Library Journal
This joyful whodunit encourages critical and analytical thinking, as well as problem-solving skills...
—School Library Journal
June 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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...
—School Library Journal
This joyful whodunit encourages critical and analytical thinking, as well as problem-solving skills...
—School Library Journal
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
May 31, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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
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!
March 26, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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...
February 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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-...
February 2, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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-...
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.
January 16, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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!
January 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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!
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
January 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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
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:
events.sonomalibrary.org/.../young-au....
events.sonomalibrary.org/.../young-au....
September 26, 2024 at 6:12 AM
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:
events.sonomalibrary.org/.../young-au....
events.sonomalibrary.org/.../young-au....
Had a lovely Young Authors' Anthology launch party yesterday to celebrate the accomplishments of the students in my Young Authors' Workshop for the Sonoma County Library, and becoming published authors!
June 24, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Had a lovely Young Authors' Anthology launch party yesterday to celebrate the accomplishments of the students in my Young Authors' Workshop for the Sonoma County Library, and becoming published authors!
I'll be at Joy Culture Foundation's AAPI family event this Saturday, May 18, in Menlo Park, CA.. Swing by for family fun and games, stage performances, and author readings and book signings. Stop by my table between 12:30 and 3 pm. and fill out a raffle ticket for a chance to win a free book!
May 17, 2024 at 12:59 AM
I'll be at Joy Culture Foundation's AAPI family event this Saturday, May 18, in Menlo Park, CA.. Swing by for family fun and games, stage performances, and author readings and book signings. Stop by my table between 12:30 and 3 pm. and fill out a raffle ticket for a chance to win a free book!
The best part of being an author - connecting with kids at school visits!
February 15, 2024 at 6:28 AM
The best part of being an author - connecting with kids at school visits!
Visited Ms. Anzilotti's pre-K class and read GOLDY LUCK AND THE THREE PANDAS. How lucky I am to be still reading this book in classrooms 10 years after publication and still connecting with kids in schools 24 years after my first book came out!
February 14, 2024 at 5:30 AM
Visited Ms. Anzilotti's pre-K class and read GOLDY LUCK AND THE THREE PANDAS. How lucky I am to be still reading this book in classrooms 10 years after publication and still connecting with kids in schools 24 years after my first book came out!
Woo Hoo! Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas is #2 on the Amazon Bestseller list for Asian and Asian American books!
February 9, 2024 at 1:19 AM
Woo Hoo! Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas is #2 on the Amazon Bestseller list for Asian and Asian American books!
Just hit the 10-year release mark for Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas. Feeling so fortunate this book has been in print for a decade!
February 3, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Just hit the 10-year release mark for Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas. Feeling so fortunate this book has been in print for a decade!
Love my living and writing community! My friend Yidan Wang from Shanghai has offered to kick off my Lunar New Year bookstore event with a Lunar New Year song in Mandarin and English and to facilitate the arts and crafts!
February 1, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Love my living and writing community! My friend Yidan Wang from Shanghai has offered to kick off my Lunar New Year bookstore event with a Lunar New Year song in Mandarin and English and to facilitate the arts and crafts!
Looking forward to doing this 6-week in-person writing workshop with my co-instructors Jin Rou and Terri Nicholson ukiah.recdesk.com/Community/Pr....
Should be fun!
Should be fun!
January 22, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Looking forward to doing this 6-week in-person writing workshop with my co-instructors Jin Rou and Terri Nicholson ukiah.recdesk.com/Community/Pr....
Should be fun!
Should be fun!
My local indie bookstore's display for Lunar New Year! 😄 ❤️
January 16, 2024 at 2:59 AM
My local indie bookstore's display for Lunar New Year! 😄 ❤️
SCBWI San Francisco North and East Bay Mendocino County held a casual Meet Up on Dec. 9 for great conversations about craft, finding editors/agents, perseverance and personal journeys to publication. A big THANK YOU to Adina Gllckman for offering her lovely home as a meeting spot.
December 16, 2023 at 6:00 PM
SCBWI San Francisco North and East Bay Mendocino County held a casual Meet Up on Dec. 9 for great conversations about craft, finding editors/agents, perseverance and personal journeys to publication. A big THANK YOU to Adina Gllckman for offering her lovely home as a meeting spot.
5 years ago, my dad passed away and we buried him at sea off the Mendocino coast as he had always loved the ocean. This weekend, I met my Mom & sis there to honor his memory. There was a beautiful sunset, smooth as glass waters and no wind. My Dad is smiling down on us 😄
November 1, 2023 at 1:03 AM
5 years ago, my dad passed away and we buried him at sea off the Mendocino coast as he had always loved the ocean. This weekend, I met my Mom & sis there to honor his memory. There was a beautiful sunset, smooth as glass waters and no wind. My Dad is smiling down on us 😄