Hyewon Yum

Hyewon Yum is an author and illustrator of many picture books, including The Happiness of a Dog with a Ball in Its Mouth, which was named a Best Children's Book of 2021 by the New York Times; The Twins' Blanket, a Junior Library Guild selection; and Mom, It's My First Day of Kindergarten!, which won the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator award and was selected as a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year. She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her family.

Hyewon Yum's Titles

Night Song

Night Song

A sad sack frog, who bemoans his inability to sing like a bird, discovers the vital role he's meant to play in his woodland home in this debut...


Lion Needs a Shot

Lion Needs a Shot

A lion family navigates their fears of going to the doctor in this adorable, hilariously relatable companion to Lion Needs a HaircutLittle lion...


Grandpa Across the Ocean A Picture Book

Grandpa Across the Ocean

Though separated by language, age, and an ocean, a child and grandparent find common ground in the warm, witty picture book Grandpa Across the...


Happiness of a Dog with a Ball in Its Mouth

The Happiness of a Dog with a Ball in Its Mouth

A New York Times Best Children's Book of 2021A Publishers Weekly High-Concept Picture Book for ChildrenA CCBC (Cooperative Children's Book Center)...


Lion Needs a Haircut

Lion Needs a Haircut

The picture book Lion Needs a Haircut is a relatable story from award-winning author/illustrator Hyewon Yum exploring the universal fear of first...