Jung Jinho

Jung Jinho (born 1987 in Daegu, South Korea), a South Korean architect, author and illustrator. His picture book Look Up! won a mention in the Opera prima category at the 2015 Bologna Ragazzi Awards, and was selected as an IBBY Outstanding Book for Young People With Disabilities in 2017. He received a Special Mention in the Art - Architecture & Design category at the 2018 Bologna Ragazzi Awards with his book Wall. His best known works include Look Up!, Wall, Me and the Stars, 3-Second Diving, and The Fox Goblin.

Life Jung Jinho born in 1987 in Daegu Metropolitan City, South Korea, studied architecture at Hanyang University. Involved in an accident when he was two years old, he spent his childhood days in the hospital with picture books at his bedside. As a child, he frequented comic book rental shops with his sister, where girls’ romance comics nurtured his sensitive, artistic side. He majored in architecture at Hanyang University, but took his first step as a picture book author by exhibiting a pile of picture books instead of building models for his graduation thesis. He currently works as a picture book author and illustrator, building narrative structures within picture books. He lives in the city of Seongnam with his wife and two cats, and creates picture books and independent publications.

Career Jung Jinho completed his “architecture trilogy” picture books with Look up!, Wall, and Me and the Stars. His first picture book, Look Up!, won a mention in the Opera prima category at the 2015 Bologna Ragazzi Awards, and was selected as an IBBY Outstanding Book for Young People With Disabilities. 2021 Meet the Author in Korean School, Korean Education Center, Chicago, USA 2020 “Future-ing” Author Interview, Korean Pavilion, Moscow International Book Fair 2019 Three Picture Book Authors in Conversation, Seoul International Book Fair

Activities

2022 In My Heart: Everyone's Picture Books Exhibition, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center 2021 Bottari Vacance Exhibition, Pangyo Hyundai Museum of Kids’ Books & Art 2020 We Want to Play Exhibition, Wonju Munari Space 5.3 2019 Land of Fairy Tales, Land of Plants Exhibition, Um Museum 2018 Solo exhibition of artwork from Wall, Gerazine Gallery, Jeju-do 2016 Images That Tell a Story, Exhibition of Illustrations, Museum SAN 2016 Asian Story Festival Exhibition, Asian Cultural Center

Awards

2020 Selected as one of The White Ravens by the Munich International Youth Library, Duck Stone Duck 2017 Selected as an IBBY Outstanding Book for Young People With Disabilities, Look Up! 2015 Selected as one of The White Ravens by the Munich International Youth Library, Look Up! 2015 Mention for Opera Prima at the Bologna Ragazzi Awards, Look Up!

Works

Written and illustrated by Jung Jinho

2023 Fox Goblin (Bandal) 2022 Protect My Moon (Gilbut Kids) 2022 A Piece of the Sun (All & Only) 2022 Heartbeats (Wisdom House) 2022 Dream Muscles (Gilbut Kids) 2018 Play With Me! (Hyeonam Junior) 2018 3-Second Diving (Wisdom House) 2017 Me and the Stars (BIR) 2016 Wall (BIR) 2014 Look Up! (Hyeonam Junior) 2020 往上看! Chinese Edition (Guangxi Normal University Press) 2018 Kijk naar boven! Nederlands Edition (Clavis) 2016 Look Up! English Edition (Holiday House) 2015 Regarde en haut! French Edition (Rue du Monde)

Collaborations with other authors

2023 I’ll Never Go Fishing Again (Book Mentor) 2022 How Does Imagination Work, Mr. Einstein? (Changbi) 2021 Little Pond (Changbi) 2020 Duck Stone Duck (Munhakdongne) 2019 Daddy and Me (Gilbut Kids) 2019 Hunting Lulu (Sigong Junior) 2017 I See (Kids M) 2017 Nar and the Snowman (BIR) 2017 The Transparent Trees (Junior RHK) 2015 Yellow Boots (Bandal)