Author-Illustrator Spotlight: You Byun

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Oct. 5, 2018

Today we're pleased to feature author-illustrator You Byun and her new book, MILLIE'S MISSING YAWN (Gibbs Smith, Sept. 2018).
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Tell us about yourself and how you came to write and illustrate for children.

I always loved pictures and stories, so picture books seemed like a good choice. For the same reason, I love animations and comic books also. 


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Congrats on your new picture book, MILLIE'S MISSING YAWN. Tell us about it and what inspired you.

Thank you! I love bedtime stories. They calm me down with a hint of nostalgia. Good Night Moon, for example. The story for MILLIE'S MISSING YAWN came up naturally when I was exploring the idea of a bedtime story that could help kids go to sleep. It seems my book definitely makes children (and adults) yawn. 


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Was your road to publication long and windy, short and sweet, or something in between?

I think it depends on which stage of book making I am in. It could be windy when the story doesn’t set quite right, or it can be extra sweet when everything works out perfectly…until the next morning. It might be just me, but everything looks brilliant at night and appears horrible in the morning. Perhaps I should just work in the afternoon.


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What other projects are you working on now?

I am working on my fourth book which I will be writing and illustrating.  


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What advice would you give to other aspiring author-illustrators?

Make things only you can make. Don’t worry too much. (I have to say these to myself too.) 


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What is one thing most people don't know about you?

I love English Cocker Spaniel (red color) and I often do Google image searches just to look at them. 


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Where can people find you online?

https://www.instagram.com/youbyun/

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You Jung Byun is an illustrator, storyteller, and lecturer from Korea. She received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Her work has appeared in numerous galleries and magazines including The New York Times, and her portfolio received both Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators’ Portfolio Award and the Tomie dePaola Illustration Award in 2010. Her first children’s book, Dream Friends (Nancy Paulsen Books, Penguin Random House), which she also wrote, was published to a starred review and named an Editor’s Choice by both the New York Times and Amazon. Her second book, Little Baby Buttercup by Linda Ashman, which she illustrated, was published by the same publisher. She has written and illustrated Millie's Missing Yawn which has just been released by Pavilion Books, and currently working on her forth book as an author-illustrator with Penguin. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Her website is: youbyun.com.


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Comments

  1. I met You Byun in Korea at her book signing for Dream Friends! I love the cover of this book!

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  2. Lovely art! Thank you for sharing!

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  3. I am blown away by this whimsical art! Congrats on all fronts.

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  4. I can so relate to the cover! Yaaawwwn...

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  5. I love your illustrations and what a cute story idea.

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  6. Your fantastical illustrations are mesmerizing!

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  7. So many different kinds of pictures--cute, atmospheric, etc.!

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  8. This book definitely sounds different than any other I've read or heard of. Congrats! My family used to have a red Cocker Spaniel and I don't see many of them around.

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  9. Great title, totally caused me to yawn while reading it. Beautiful illustrations.

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  10. The title is a perfect hook. Look forward to reading it.
    Love your illustrations, too!

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  11. These are beautiful illustrations. I love all the colours.

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  12. Absolutely love this cover...looking forward to seeing the rest of your illustrations and reading about Millie!

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  13. Cute cover. Congrats on the book coming out :)

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  14. You, your illustration style is so soft and whimsical, that I lose myself in them. I found a story within each one you have shared with us. Which means, I am anticipating reading this new book of yours and immersing myself in its calmness. Beautiful work! Congratulations on the new book. :)

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  15. I love You Byun’s work! Her first book, Dream Friends, was beautifully done. Can’t wait to read this one!

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