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Yumi Heo was born in Korea, and grew up traveling to small rural towns with her family, due to her father being in the army. -
Yumi Heo moved to the United States to study at the New York school of Visual Arts, where she received her MFA in illustration. Prior to moving here, she earned her B.A. from San Ji University in South Korea. -
Yumi published "The Rabbit's Judgment" in 1944. Shortly after she graduated from SVA, the senator editor at Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, Laura Godwin, took her on as an illustrator. -
Heo designed a public art project for the Manhattan Transit Authority’s art for transit program. Her illustration is called “Q is for Queens” consisting of 30 stained glass windows spotlighting landmarks and people of queens (A Is for Aqueduct Race Park; K Is for Korean Festival are among the images), as part of a major renovation of the #7 line in Long Island City, NY.
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Yumi Heo is the recipient of a ALA Notable book award and the Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book for Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding, and charming story that also illuminates the many traditions of the chinese weddings. -
Heo won the Parent's Choice award for "10 Days and Nine Nights". Heo captured an older sister's excitement while she waits for her baby sister to join her family through international adoption. -
An award honoring authors who encourage audiences to see the better side of human nature, and motivate artists and the general public to use their best instincts on behalf of others. Yumi Heo was the recipient for her work in Ten Days and Nine Nights -
Yumi Heo is the winner of the 2013 Charlotte Zolotow Award for her illustrations in "I'm Flabber Smashed For You." -
Heo received the Publishers Weekly Starred Review for "Red Light, Green Light," a lift-the-flap-board book introduction to the rules of the road. -
Yumi Heo, creator of more than 30 distinctive books praised for their varying visual perspectives and stylized, died on November 5, 2016 after a long battle with cancer.