{"id":25312,"date":"2021-06-25T08:05:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T12:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=25312"},"modified":"2021-06-25T09:37:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T13:37:40","slug":"life-journey-in-a-picture-book-alaac21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2021\/06\/life-journey-in-a-picture-book-alaac21\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Journey in a Picture Book #alaac21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eileen Robinson with Reycraft introduced us, via a Zoom webinar, to author and illustrator Wook Jin Jung. Wook Jin said his book, \u201cBlack Cat, Yellow Bunny,\u201d is based off of his life journey.  He said that he came to America 25 years ago from South Korea as a college student not knowing English and later got a job in design.  His journey wasn\u2019t an easy one and wanted to share his near wordless story, to bring empathy to readers.  Wook Jin says, \u201cSimple kindness to get to know each other,\u201d is welcome when in a new environment.  It was mentioned children might feel similarly when they are in a new school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jin-1-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jin-1-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jin-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jin-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jin-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jin-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jin-1-667x500.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jin-1-120x90.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption>Jin draws the character from &#8220;Black Cat, Yellow Bunny&#8221; on his computer screen for participants, normally he uses paper.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wook Jin\u2019s second book, \u201cLittle Bunny\u2019s Balloon,\u201d has more words, but Robinson said that the book has different reading levels because pages include two different size fonts and styles, where a reader could just read the one size font and still understand the story. This story is depicted with lots of color and shapes, which Wook Jin says represents a diverse world. This friendship and birthday book follows the bunny as he chases his balloon and meets new friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Please note that as a guest post, the views expressed here do not represent the official position of ALA or ALSC.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eileen Robinson with Reycraft introduced us, via a Zoom webinar, to author and illustrator Wook Jin Jung. Wook Jin said his book, \u201cBlack Cat, Yellow Bunny,\u201d is based off of his life journey. He said that he came to America 25 years ago from South Korea as a college student not knowing English and later got a job in design. His journey wasn\u2019t an easy one and wanted to share his near wordless story, to bring empathy to readers. Wook Jin says, \u201cSimple kindness to get to know each other,\u201d is welcome when in a new environment. 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