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Taeeun Yoo

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born

Seoul, Korea, Republic of

gender

female

website

http://www.taeeunyoo.com/

genre

Children's Books

influences

Bruce Waldman

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Taeeun Yoo was born in Korea and grew up in Seoul in her grandfather's beautiful garden-house. She was raised in a large traditional family with nine members and remembers many fun stories. Growing up, she watched her great-grandmother make traditional Korean costumes, and watched her grandfather carefully observe his orchids and bonsai. Now her grandfather often appears in her illustrations.

She studied Korean brush painting at Hong Ik University in Korea, and moved to New York to attend graduate school in illustration at The School of Visual Arts. While she studied in graduate school, she was influenced by one of her teachers, Bruce Waldman, a famous etcher. She made her first children's book using etching. Her work has appeared in Cricke...more

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Books by Taeeun Yoo

Average rating: 3.69 · 473 ratings · 158 reviews · 6 distinct works

	The Little Red Fish 4.11 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	You Are a Lion! And Other Fun Yoga Poses 3.70 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	Only a Witch Can Fly by Alison McGhee, Taeeun Yoo (Illustrator) 3.46 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	So Many Days by Alison McGhee, Taeeun Yoo (Illustrator) 3.42 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Tua and the Elephant by Randal Harris, Taeeun Yoo (Illustrator) 3.58 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	The Umbrella Queen by Shirin Yim Bridges, Taeeun Yoo (Illustrator) 3.76 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	My rating: