Ready to ring in the new year? Sing with me now – I'm pretty sure you know the words to this one: "O beautiful for spacious skies ...
In a word – and to quote from the title – this book is amazing. Filled with poems chosen by award-winning poet Lee Bennett Hopkins that celebrate the wonders of our diversity, this gorgeous book is populated by the vibrant immediacy of Chris Soentpiet's stunning canvases...
The follow-up to the writer-wife/illustrator-husband team’s award-winning Coolies resonates with deep hope. This Brothers for young readers tells the story of Chinese American Ming and his growing friendship with Irish American Patrick who lives just beyond...
Every Saturday, a young boy pedals his bike to his grandmother’s house where she is waiting for him to share their weekly ritual which includes hot biscuits, the smell of cut grass,...
The legendary Martin Luther King, Jr. remembered as a young boy by his older sister, with images spectacularly captured by the award-winning Korean American illustrator Chris Soentpiet.
Review: "New and Notable...
Picture the World: Children's book illustrator Chris Soentpiet brings to life his diverse background
NEW YORK CITY — Even after being rejected by more than 10 publishers, Chris Soentpiet (pronounced SOON-peet) kept pounding the pavement....
Picturing the Worlds of Chris Soentpiet
No number of rejections could dampen Chris Soentpiet’s determination to succeed and put his artwork forward. Even after being refused by more than 10 publishers as a fresh-faced college...
A sweet, loving story of a family awaiting the arrival of their second child, via airplane from Korea. Illustrated by the fabulously talented Chris Soentpiet, himself a Korean adoptee, Jin Woo is...
A memorable husband/wife collaboration rendered again with astonishing images by Chris Soentpiet, Coolies captures the story of two Chinese brothers who courageously, tenaciously help build the challenging, dangerous transcontinental railroad.
Review: "Young Reads,"...
