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Tag: Paula Yoo

Interview with Linda Sue Park & kiBooka Authors & Illustrators

Posted on March 16, 2021March 16, 2021

By Stephani Martinell Eaton

Today we are celebrating Linda Sue Park’s initiative to bring together and highlight Korean American children’s book creators on her kiBooka website. Linda Sue will talk about the site’s inception, and we’ll hear from creators Janet Wong, Marie Myung-Ok Lee, Paula Yoo,

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New Voice & Giveaway: Maria Gianferrari on Penny & Jelly

New Voice & Giveaway: Maria Gianferrari on Penny & Jelly

Posted on September 26, 2016January 4, 2019

By Cynthia Leitich Smith

Maria Gianferrari writes both fiction and nonfiction picture books from her
sunny, book-lined study in northern Virginia, with her dog Becca as her
muse.

Maria’s debut picture book, Penny & Jelly: The School Show, illustrated by Thyra Heder (2015) led to Penny &

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