Yumi Heo Explained

Yumi Heo
Occupation:	Author/Illustrator
Alma Mater:	Sangji University New York School of Visual Arts
Genre:	Children's picture books
Notableworks:	The Green Frogs: A Korean Folktale
Years Active:	1994-2012
Spouse:	Steven Dana

Yumi Heo (1964-2016) was an author and illustrator of children's picture books. She was a graduate of San Ji University and the New York School of Visual Arts. In 1989, Heo moved to New York and earned an MFA in Illustration at the New York School of Visual Arts.^[1]

Biography

Early life

Yumi Heo was born in Korea in 1964. Heo began taking art lessons in junior high with the encouragement of her mother.^[2]

"Q is for Queens" art installation

In 1999, Heo designed an art installation called "Q is for Queens." The installation features 30 stained glass windows featuring the landmarks and people of the Queens borough.

Selected works

Writings

• 1994, One Afternoon^[3]
• 1995, Father’s Rubber Shoes
• 1996, The Green Frogs: A Korean Folktale
• 1999, One Sunday Morning
• 2009, Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story
• 2012, Lady Hahn and Her Seven Friends
• 2015, Red Light, Green Light

Illustrator

• 1994, The Rabbit’s Judgement (Suzanne Crowder Han, author)^[4]
• 1995, The Rabbit’s Escape (Suzanne Crowder Han, author)
• 1996, The Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks: A Masai Tale (Verna Aardema, author)
• 1997, A is for Asia (Cynthia Chin-Lee, author)
• 1998, Pets! (Melrose Cooper, author)
• 1998, So Say the Little Monkeys (Nancy Van Laan, author)
• 1999, The Not So Itsy-Bitsy Spider: A Pop-up Book
• 2000, Yoshi’s Feast (Kimiko Kamikawa, author), an International Reading Association Teacher's Choice book^[5]
• 2001, Henry’s First-Moon Birthday (Lenore Look, author), a YASLA notable book^[6]
• 2001, Sometimes I’m Bombaloo (Rachel Vai), author)^[7]
• 2002, The Snake’s Tales (Marguerite W. Davol, author)
• 2003, Pirican Pic and Pirican Mor (Hugh Lupton, author)
• 2004, Smile, Lily! (Candace Fleming, author)
• 2004, Moondog (Alice Hoffman and Wolfe Martin, authors)^[8]
• 2004, Uncle Peter’s Amazing Chinese Wedding (Lenore Look, author)^[9]
• 2005, Tangerines and Tea, My Grandparents and Me (Ona Gritz, author)
• 2008, Jibberwillies at Night (Rachel Vail, author)
• 2008, Hey Mr. Choo-choo, Where Are You Going? (Susan Wickberg, author)
• 2011, Pola Dot Penguin Pottery (Lenore Look, author)^[10]
• 2012, Flabbersmashed about You (Rachel Vail, author)^[11]

Anthology Contributor

• 2002, This Place I Know: Poems of Comfort (Georgia Head, editor)
• 2007, Knock, Knock!

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Book: Something About the Author. Gale. 2017. 9781410324597. Stock. Jennifer. 316. Mexico. 100–104.
2. Web site: Obituary: Yumi Heo. Maughan. Shannon. 15 November 2016. Publishers Weekly. https://web.archive.org/web/20190325172817/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/72039-obituary-yumi-heo.html. 25 March 2019. 25 March 2019.
3. July 11, 1994. One Afternoon. Publishers Weekly. PWxyz, LLC. 241. 28. 77.
4. Gloyer. Judith. June 1994. Book review: Preschool & primary grades.. School Library Journal. 40. 6. 119.
5. Van Allsburg. Chris. November 2001. Teachers' choices for 2001: a project of the International Reading Association. The Reading Teacher. International Literacy Association. 55. 3. 243. Gale Academic Onefile.
6. April 2002. The best, notable & recommended for 2001. Teacher Librarian. 29. 4. 8. Gale Academic Onefile.
7. Winter 2002. Vail, Rachel Sometimes I'm Bombaloo. Childhood Education. Association for Childhood Education International. 79. 2. 111.
8. Salvadore. Maria B.. 2004. Moondog. School Library Journal. 50. 10. 118.
9. Lee. Lea. 2006. Look, Lenore: Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding. Childhood Education. Association for Childhood Education International. 82. 5. 303. Gale Academic Onefile.
10. Stevenson. Deborah. September 2011. Polka Dot Penguin Pottery. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Johns Hopkins University Press. 65. 1. 28–29. 10.1353/bcc.2011.0576 . 144560651 . 1558-6766.
11. Sullivan. Carrie Harasimowicz. Spring 2013. Vail, Rachel: Flabbersmashed About You. The Horn Book Guide. The Horn Book, Inc.. 24. 1. 44.