YOU JUNG BYUN received a master’s degree in fine arts from the School of Visual Arts in New York. Her work has appeared in magazines including Nobrow, Communication Arts Magazine, and Creative Quarterly, and been recognized by various events and organizations, including Pick Me Up London, the Society of Illustrators, the Society of Illustration LA, and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (which awarded her both the Grand Prize in Portfolio Award and the Tomie DePaola Award). She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.