About
Natasha Yim is the author of 11 picture books including Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas (Charlesbridge Publishing, 2014), a Junior Library Guild and Scholastic Book Club selection, The Rock Maiden (Wisdom Tales Press), 2017), and Luna's Yum Yum Dim Sum (Charlesbridge Publishing, 2020) part of Charlesbridge Publishing's Storytelling Math series. She has also written for Disney Press which released the picture book Mulan's Lunar New Year in 2018, and for Disney/Pixar with the release of Like Mother, Like Daughter based on the Pixar movie, "Turning Red” (Feb. 2022), and the Little Golden Book Lightyear, an adaptation of Disney/Pixar’s movie “Lightyear” (May, 2022). Two nonfiction picture books on the Lunar New Year were released by Quarto Books as part of their Holiday Around the World series in November 2023, and by Jump! Publishing in August 2023.
Natasha’s nonfiction articles have been published in the children’s magazines “Highlights for Children”, “Faces”, “Appleseeds”, and “Muse”. Natasha is currently working on her middle grade historical fiction, and several other picture book projects. She grew up in Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong, and many of her stories are inspired by her cultural upbringing.
Featured Work
Luna and the Case of the Missing Mooncakes
uSomeone in the family is stealing mooncakes! Could it be big brother Kai? Luna’s other brother Benji? One of the cousins? Or maybe a grown-up? Detectives Luna and Mina search for clues and eliminate suspects during the Mid-Autumn Festival celebration. Can they catch the thief?
Storytelling Math celebrates children using math in their daily adventures as they play, build, and discover the world around them. Luna and the Case of the Missing Mooncakes is a playful exploration of logic, featuring Chinese American characters and includes a cultural note about the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Other Works
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Luna Picks a Lucky Dumpling
2026
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Brave Little Otter! (It's Okay to Wait)
2026
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No School for Me! (Change is Hard)
2025
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Lunar New Year
2023
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Holiday History: Lunar New Year
2023
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Lightyear
2022
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Like Mother, Like Daughter
2022
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Mulan's Lunar New Year
2018
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The Rock Maiden
2017
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Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas
2014
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Sacajawea of the Shoshone
2012
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Cixi, The Dragon Empress
2011
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Otto's Rainy Day
2000
Awards and Recognition
- Junior Library Guild
- SCBWI Magazine Merit Honors Award
- Foreward Review Indies Finalist
- Nominated for the Amelia Bloomer Award
- National Science Teaching Association’s (NTSA) list of Best STEM book for K - 12
