Biography

Minh Lê is the award-winning picture book author of Lift (a Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2020) and Drawn Together (winner of the 2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature) illustrated by Caldecott-medalist Dan Santat, The Perfect Seat illustrated by Gus Gordon, and Let Me Finish illustrated by Isabel Roxas. He is also the author of Green Lantern: Legacy (his debut middle grade graphic novel for DC Comics) and appears in the anthology, The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth.  

In addition to writing books, Minh is a federal early childhood policy expert and has worked in education at the national, state, and local level — both in and out of the classroom. He received his bachelor’s in Psychology from Dartmouth College and a master’s in Education Policy from Harvard University. He has been published in the New York Times, The Horn Book, Huffpost, and NPR. Minh was also named one of the 100 Coolest Dads in America by Fatherly in 2018 (landing somewhere between LeBron James and President Barack Obama). 

Outside of spending time with his wonderful wife and kids, Minh’s favorite place to be is in the middle of a good book.