Minh Lê

Minh Lê is the award-winning author of Drawn Together and Lift and other picture books for young readers. He is also the author of Green Lantern: Legacy, a middle grade graphic novel for DC Comics and is currently working on an authorized picture book biography of the world-renowned Zen Buddhist monk and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Thích Nhất Hạnh.

In this Reading Rockets interview, Minh talks about the deeply personal inspiration for Drawn Together and The Green Lantern: Legacy, why he loves collaborating with illustrator Dan Santat, what story time is like in the Lê family, the importance of diverse books, and much more.