Yumi Heo
Yumi Heo 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.
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."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
- 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
- 1995, The Rabbit’s Escape
- 1996, The Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks: A Masai Tale
- 1997, A is for Asia
- 1998, Pets!
- 1998, So Say the Little Monkeys
- 1999, The Not So Itsy-Bitsy Spider: A Pop-up Book
- 2000, Yoshi’s Feast, an International Reading Association Teacher's Choice book
- 2001, Henry’s First-Moon Birthday, a YASLA notable book
- 2001, Sometimes I’m Bombaloo
- 2002, The Snake’s Tales
- 2003, Pirican Pic and Pirican Mor
- 2004, Smile, Lily!
- 2004, Moondog
- 2004, Uncle Peter’s Amazing Chinese Wedding
- 2005, Tangerines and Tea, My Grandparents and Me
- 2008, Jibberwillies at Night
- 2008, Hey Mr. Choo-choo, Where Are You Going?
- 2011, Pola Dot Penguin Pottery
- 2012, ''Flabbersmashed about You''
Anthology Contributor
- 2002, This Place I Know: Poems of Comfort
- 2007, ''Knock, Knock!''