{"id":5875,"date":"2002-12-01T23:23:26","date_gmt":"2002-12-02T03:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/?p=5875"},"modified":"2015-08-17T10:37:38","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T14:37:38","slug":"good-bye-382-shin-dang-dong-by-frances-and-ginger-park-illustrated-by-yangsook-choi-illustrator-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/good-bye-382-shin-dang-dong-by-frances-and-ginger-park-illustrated-by-yangsook-choi-illustrator-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Good-bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong by Frances and Ginger Park, illustrated by Yangsook Choi + Illustrator Profile [in KoreAm Journal]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Goody-bye,<\/a>Drawn to Life: Yangsook Choi, when not being a kid, is busy writing and illustrating children’s books<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW YORK CITY \u2014\u00a0By the time Yangsook Choi graduated from art school, she already had her first book contract for what would become The Sun Girl and Moon Boy<\/em>, a Korean folktale that Choi adapted and illustrated. Her advisor at the prestigious School of Visual Arts in New York City was so taken with her work that he called a few big editors on her behalf. The results were immediate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a great first start!\u201d she laughs. \u201cOnly later did I learn how hard it is to get into children’s publishing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ever since Choi\u2019s first book was published in 1997, her work has garnered much recognition. She is the recipient of the International Reading Association\u2019s Children\u2019s Book Award and the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award.<\/p>\n

A native of Korea, Choi had a whole other career before books, working as a flight attendant for Cathay Pacific, before she was compelled to pursue her dreams and study art at the age of ##. She moved to the United States in 1991 to attend Kendall College of Arts and Design in Michigan, then moved to New York in 1993 to continue her art studies. Since then, she\u2019s produced nine picture books, which include Milly Lee\u2019s Nim and the War Effort<\/em>, Janet S. Wong\u2019s This New Next Year<\/em>, and two of Choi\u2019s own, New Cat<\/em> and The Name Jar<\/em>, which she wrote and illustrated.<\/p>\n

Choi\u2019s latest collaboration, Good-bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong<\/em>, written by Frances and Ginger Park, is about a young girl’s move from Seoul to a Boston suburb.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure what stroke of the brush Yangsook used to recreate 1952, but it was a magical one,\u201d says Frances Park. \u201cThe illustrations are lush and evocative and really bring the story into the young reader\u2019s eye \u2014 the little girl\u2019s fear of leaving her home and best friend in Korea, and then her glimmer of hope when she meets a new friend in America.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ginger adds, \u201cYangsook\u2019s illustrations capture the story and transform the reader to a different time and place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whether she\u2019s crafting words or illustrations, Choi\u2019s books reflect her rich Korean heritage. \u201cMy Korean culture and background are very unique and different, which makes my stories unique and different,\u201d says Choi. \u201cSo it\u2019s a lucky match; not because I have a Korean cultural background, but because I\u2019m always on the lookout for something new and different to write about. So it all fits perfectly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tracy Gates, Choi\u2019s editor at Viking Children\u2019s Book, agrees. \u201cAs a children\u2019s book editor, I\u2019m often on the lookout for artwork that\u2019s distinctive, yet will appeal to children. …[click here for more<\/a>]\n

Illustrator profile<\/strong>: “Drawn to Life: Yangsook Choi, when not being a kid, is busy writing and illustrating children’s books,” KoreAm Journa<\/em>l, December 2002<\/a><\/p>\n

Tidbit<\/strong>:\u00a0Yangook Choi <\/a>was a wonderful guest\u00a0for the Smithsonian’s\u00a0Korean American Centennial Commemoration<\/a>‘s\u00a0fall program, “Children’s Books<\/a>,”\u00a0on September 13, 2003.<\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Children<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2002<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"Good-ByeDrawn to Life: Yangsook Choi, when not being a kid, is busy writing and illustrating children’s books<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW YORK CITY \u2014 By the time Yangsook Choi graduated from art school, she already had her first book contract for what would become The Sun Girl and Moon Boy<\/em>, a Korean folktale that Choi adapted and illustrated. Her advisor at the prestigious School of Visual Arts in New York City was so taken with her work that he called a few big editors on her behalf. The results were immediate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a great first start!\u201d she laughs. \u201cOnly later did I learn how hard it is to get into children’s publishing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ever since Choi\u2019s first book was published in 1997, her work has garnered much recognition. She is the recipient of the International Reading Association\u2019s Children\u2019s Book Award and the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award.<\/p>\n

A native of Korea, Choi had a whole other career before books, working as a flight attendant for Cathay Pacific, before she was compelled to pursue her dreams and study art at the age of ##. She moved to the United States in 1991 to attend Kendall College of Arts and Design in Michigan, then moved to New York in 1993 to continue her art studies. Since then, she\u2019s produced nine picture books, which include Milly Lee\u2019s Nim and the War Effort<\/em>, Janet S. Wong\u2019s This New Next Year<\/em>, and two of Choi\u2019s own, New Cat<\/em> and The Name Jar<\/em>, which she wrote and illustrated.<\/p>\n

Choi\u2019s latest collaboration, Good-bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong<\/em>, written by Frances and Ginger Park, is about a young girl’s move from Seoul to a Boston suburb.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure what stroke of the brush Yangsook used to recreate 1952, but it was a magical one,\u201d says Frances Park. \u201cThe illustrations are lush and evocative and really bring the story into the young reader\u2019s eye \u2014 the little girl\u2019s fear of leaving her home and best friend in Korea, and then her glimmer of hope when she meets a new friend in America.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ginger adds, \u201cYangsook\u2019s illustrations capture the story and transform the reader to a different time and place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whether she\u2019s crafting words or illustrations, Choi\u2019s books reflect her rich Korean heritage. \u201cMy Korean culture and background are very unique and different, which makes my stories unique and different,\u201d says Choi. \u201cSo it\u2019s a lucky match; not because I have a Korean cultural background, but because I\u2019m always on the lookout for something new and different to write about. So it all fits perfectly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tracy Gates, Choi\u2019s editor at Viking Children\u2019s Book, agrees. \u201cAs a children\u2019s book editor, I\u2019m often on the lookout for artwork that\u2019s distinctive, yet will appeal to children. …[click here for more<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Illustrator profile<\/strong>: “Drawn to Life: Yangsook Choi, when not being a kid, is busy writing and illustrating children’s books,” KoreAm Journa<\/em>l, December 2002<\/a><\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Children<\/p>\n

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