A.C. Linh is a French-Vietnamese-American writer and parent with a background in psychology. She is fluent in French and conversational in Vietnamese, and hopes one day to bring her stories to children in France and Vietnam as well.

She comes from a family shaped by survival. Alongside this legacy, A.C. faced her own deeply difficult moments and grew up with an early awareness that life brings hardship. Well-meaning advice like “Be nice,” “Don’t cry,” or “Just get along” often left her unsure how to navigate emotions such as anger, rejection, or shyness.

Through her personal history and work in the mental health field, she learned that resilience doesn’t come from avoiding discomfort, but from meeting it with curiosity and compassion. Healing and growth, she discovered, require engaging the mind, body, and heart.

Her books grew from this belief. A.C. writes stories that focus on building inner resilience and compassion, teaching children that, while they cannot always control the world around them, they can always care for their own big feelings. Through gentle, imaginative adventures, she hopes children will find practical tools to move through emotions at their own pace, building confidence and inner strength.

When she isn’t writing, A.C. enjoys spending time with her family, baking French pâtisseries, and running in nature.