Wai Chim

Born and raised in New York, Wai spoke Cantonese in her home growing up, and spent time in Japan before relocating to Australia in 2006.{{Cite web |title=Ep 442: Meet Wai Chim, author of 'The Surprising Power Of A Good Dumpling'. |url=https://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/ep-442/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Australian Writers' Centre |language=en-AU}} Chim graduated from Duke University where she majored in English and Economics.{{Cite web |title=Chim Wai, Biography |url=https://www.dyslexicbooks.com/authors/details/12068 |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=www.dyslexicbooks.com}}

Wai writes books for children and young adults. In addition to the Chook Chook series, her next book Shaozhen: Through My Eyes is set in rural China,{{Cite web |title=Shaozhen: Through My Eyes - Natural Disaster Zones |url=http://throughmyeyesbooks.com.au/Shaozhen.html |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=throughmyeyesbooks.com.au}} and her third has the “great leap forward” as a backdrop.{{Cite book |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/wai-chim/freedom-swimmer/ |title=Freedom Swimmer {{!}} Kirkus Reviews |language=en}} Shaozhen: Through My Eyes is part of the "Natural Disaster Zones" series which was awarded the 2019 Educational Publishing Award, given by the Australian Publishers Association (APA).{{Cite web |title=The 2019 Educational Publishing Awards Winner - Allen & Unwin - Australia |url=https://murdochbooks.com.au/browse/news/1582-the-2019-educational-publishing-awards-winner |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=murdochbooks.com.au}} Her most recent release, The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling, features a Chinese Australian family, and was finalist for the 2021 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature.{{Cite web |title=The 2021 Kirkus Prize: Young Readers' Finalists |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/the-2021-kirkus-prize-young-readers-finalists/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Kirkus Reviews |language=en}} It is also recommended by the New York Times as a "Fantastic, Flavor-Filled Novel for Kids."{{Cite news |last=Hong |first=Catherine |date=2020-11-06 |title=Fantastic, Flavor-Filled Food Novels for Kids |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/books/review/measuring-up-lily-lamotte-ann-xu.html |access-date=2022-05-19 |issn=0362-4331}}

Wai appeared as a contestant on the Australian reality television show, Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn. She made it far into the competition and placed fifth overall voted out on day 44 of 48 days.{{Cite web |last=Matman Breakfast Show |title=Wai Chim Australian Survivor Brains v. Braun |url=https://omny.fm/shows/triple-m-sunraysia-breakfast/wai-chim-australian-survivor-brains-v-brawn |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=omny.fm}}

• The Chook Chook Series, University of Queensland Press{{Cite web |last= |title=Wai Chim |url=https://www.uqp.com.au/authors/wai-chim |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=University of Queensland Press}}
• Chook Chook: Mei's Secret Pets, 2012, {{ISBN|978-1459687257}}
• Chook Chook: Little and Lo in the City, 2013, {{ISBN|978-1459691735}}
• Chook Chook: Saving the Farm, 2014, {{ISBN|978-0702253164}}
• Shaozhen: Through My Eyes - Natural Disaster Zones, Allen & Unwin, 2017,{{Cite web |title=Shaozhen: Through My Eyes - Natural Disaster Zones - Wai Chim, edited by Lyn White - 9781760113797 - Allen & Unwin - Australia |url=https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/childrens/Shaozhen-Through-My-Eyes---Natural-Disaster-Zones-Wai-Chim-edited-by-Lyn-White-9781760113797 |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=www.allenandunwin.com}} {{ISBN|978-1760113797}}
• Freedom Swimmer, Scholastic Press, 2021 (first published 2016),{{Cite web |title=Freedom Swimmer |url=http://shop.scholastic.com/content/parent-ecommerce/en/books/freedom-swimmer-9781338656138.html |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=shop.scholastic.com |language=en}} {{ISBN|978-1338656138}}
• The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling, 2019 (Allen & Unwin),{{Cite book |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/wai-chim/the-surprising-power-of-a-good-dumpling/ |title=The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling {{!}} Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-11-07 |title=Review: The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim |url=https://thenerddaily.com/review-the-surprising-power-of-a-good-dumpling-by-wai-chim/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=The Nerd Daily |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last=Atkinson |first=Frances |date=2019-10-18 |title=Pre-teen novels tackle big ideas |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/pre-teen-novels-tackle-big-ideas-20191011-p52zt2.html |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}} {{ISBN|978-1338756319}}

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