Yangsook choi biography for kids
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A Kid Lit Illustrator Finds Her Voice as a Writer
Yangsook Choi considers herself something of a reluctant writer. “I was scared of writing in English,” says the Korean-born artist, describing how she first transitioned from illustrating children’s books to eventually authoring her own.
So it seems fitting that she would dedicate her latest picture book, A Letter to My Best Friend (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, July 9), “to every child who is a reluctant writer.” In the book, which our reviewer calls “a delightful tale of fostering connection through art,” a young boy named Jihun, newly immigrated from South Korea to the United States, struggles to complete an in-class assignment to write a letter to his best friend. “I don’t have a best friend yet,” says Jihun. “I’m not good at writing in English. Not just yet.”
Rest assured, the story comes together with a poignant payoff, which is something of a hallmark for Choi, who’s also releasing a fully revised and re-illustrated versio
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Yangsook Choi
Yangsook Choi has generously donated the following work to the Friends of the Medfield Public Library for our online Children’s Illustrators ArtAuction, helping raise funds to support our library programs, including those in the Children&#;s and Teen&#;s Departments.
Auction Items
(7) Seven Items:
Original painting from the book Landed.
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Original painting from Nim & the War Effort.
12&#;13 Painting by Yangsook Choi
Original painting from Nim & the War Effort.
12&#;13 Painting by Yangsook Choi
Original painting from Nim & the War Effort.
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Original painting from page 34 of The Name Jar.
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Original painting from page 22 of The Name Jar.
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Original painting from page 7 of The Name Jar.
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Illustrator&#;s
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Choi, Yangsook
Personal
Born in Seoul, Korea; immigrated to United States, Ethnicity: "Korean." Education: Attended Kendall College of Arts and Design, ; School of Visual Arts, M.F.A. (illustration). Hobbies and other interests: Gardening, sculpting, swimming, hiking, traveling.
Addresses
Home—New York, NY. E-mail—[email&#;protected].
Career
Author and illustrator. Cathay Pacific Airways, former flygning attendant. Lecturer to assemblies at museums, workshops, and schools. Exhibitions: Works exhibited at Society of Illustrators annual show, Children's Museum of the Arts, School of Visual Arts, Art Director's Club, and New York Public Library.
Awards, Honors
International Reading Association (IRA) Children's Book Award, California Young Reader's Medal, New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year designation, and American Library Association Notable Book designation, all , all for Nim and the War Effort by Milly Lee; Chicago Public Library Best of the Best desig