Sojung Kim-McCarthy
@creativesojung
Author-illustrator 🇰🇷🇬🇧 She/her Agent: @agenthawk.bsky.social BINNA’S DALGONA tinyurl.com/3m7bpcd3 instagram.com/creativesojung sojungkimmccarthy.art sojungkimmccarthy@gmail.com
The Bi Book by AJ Irving @ajirving.bsky.social & Cynthia Alonso. It’s a beautifully written & illustrated book that shows readers the many meanings of “bi,” both in terms of the language we use to understand the world and to understand ourselves💖
Thank you for this thread, Debbie! Shameless self-promo: my author-illustrator debut pucture book BINNA’S DALGONA 🤗 A recent immigrant Binna overcomes culture & language barrier with the power of homemade Korean treat 🍬 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/749060...
New soup kitchen portrait 🎨 Quite a few of the guests at my local soup kitchen are accompanied by their loyal doggie friends. Mark & Trixie are the most fashionable of them all✨ Pastel on paper, 6x8”. (Finished original is framed & gifted to sitters free of charge)
Drawing the sun + (half) golden retriever + Christchurch Harbour ☀️
Still hot today ☀️ so here’s my fav beach scene from my PB Binna’s Dalgona. Binna realises that this country she recently emigrated to is her home now. She’s surrounded by her new friends who understand her struggles & know how to give her safe space when she needs✨ #KidLitArt
Hot weather continues so here’s another seascape from my picture book BINNA’S DALGONA ☀️ The background here is a view of Christchurch Harbour from Hengistbury Head - one of my favourite places in the neighbourhood 💖 Can you see the priory in distance? #KidLitArt
Oh it’s #PortfolioDay again?! Hello editors & art directors, I’m Sojung Kim-McCarthy, Korean author & illustrator based in the UK. I illustrate PB-MG✨ 🏡 sojungkimmccarthy.art ✉️ sojungkimmccarthy@gmail.com 🏢 Susan Hawk | Upstart Crow Literary #KidLitArt #KidLitUK
Here’s a beach scene from my pb BINNA’S DALGONA ☀️ The bg is from my local beach at Hengistbury Head. Town keeps local breed cattle for conservation - they’re moved from field to field to keep the grass under control. This way we protect the birds who lay eggs on the ground. Win win! #KidLitArt
To the children who need this book as their safe place - it will get easier, I promise 🙏 #WeNeedDiverseBooks #RepresentationMatters
As BINNA’S DALGONA is a year old today, I thought I’d reshare this post I wrote on @yabookscentral.bsky.social last year. Lots of things happened since then, but these words are still my truth💖 (continued👇)
It’s #KidLitArtPostcard day! I’m Sojung Kim-McCarthy, Korean author & illustrator based in the UK. I illustrate PB~MG✨ ✉️ sojungkimmccarthy@gmail.com 🏡 sojungkimmccarthy.art 🏢 Susan Hawk | Upstart Crow Literary #KidLitArt #KidLitUK
Happy #AANHPI Heritage Month! I hope everyone gets to celebrate the richness of all the culture, language, food and stories that we bring to our communities. And remember- we are stronger together💖 #aanhpiheritagemonth #kidlit #picturebook #childrensbook
✨🏆✨Delighted to share on this #WorldBookDay that BINNA’S DALGONA is selected for 2026 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People! Find some wonderful books in the full list: cbcbooks.org/awards-and-b... #KidLit
Drawing day - trying to get the right version of this girl #kidlitart
1st #KidLitArtPostcard of 2026 & I thought I’d reshare this Korean folktale - the tiny sickly puppy escaping the belly of the tiger who tried to eat her for an easy snack. Run through the gut of the powerful & greedy. Destroy his ass! sojungkimmccarthy.art
Hi Brian, here are some fantasy+drama attempts from me! Although no irl mahjong experience, I do have a basic understanding+resources :) sojungkimmccarthy.art
Hope you’re enjoying the New Year so far, like my dog who brutally murdered a found Barbie as her first act of destruction of 2026.
Last #KidLitArtPostcard of the year! I’m Sojung Kim-McCarthy, Korean author-illustrator based in the UK. I have exciting stuff brewing for 2026, but am also open to exciting projects we can work on together! ✉️ sojungkimmccarthy@gmail.com 🏡 sojungkimmccarthy.art 🏢 Susan Hawk | Upstart Crow Literary
Meet our new studio cat, JJ! I thought I’d never have another cat after Baileys passed away last February. But last week I visited RSPCA in my dream & woke up feeling OK… and found JJ on their website 😳 We brought him home today & he’s acting like he’s lived here forever, so I think it’s all good💖
#FolktaleWeek Day 7: Dawn Governor of Cheolsan was found dead in his bed one morning. Same thing happened to his replacement, and to the next, and to the next... When no one wanted to be the new governor, a civil servant called Jeong Dong-woo volunteered. (1/?) #BasedOnTrueCrime
#FolktaleWeek Day 5: Charm Cheoyong, son of the dragon that ruled the East Sea, was given a high position in the King Heon-gang’s government in Shilla. The king also matched him with a bride who was famous for her beauty. One night, Cheoyong came home to find her in bed with the god of plague. (1/)
#FolktaleWeek Day 4: Book There was a dutiful son whose mother fell gravely ill. He tried everything to get her better, but to no avail. All he could do was pray. One night, he met in his dream a mysterious old man who said that the mother would be cured if she ate 100 small animals. (1/?) #kidlit
#FolktaleWeek Day 3: Rain This young blue frog did everything the opposite way his mom said. If she told him to go right, he would go left. If she said stay in, he would go out. (1/?) #KidLitArt #KoreanFolktale
#FolktaleWeek Day 2: Echo There was once a new king in the ancient kingdom of Shilla. His ears started growing bigger after the coronation, and eventually became like those of the donkeys’. The king was so flustered snd embarrassed by this phenomenon that he kept it a secret. (1/?) #kidlitart
#FolktaleWeek2025 Day 1: Night There used to be no sun or moon in the sky, and the nights were darker and scarier. One of those nights, a tiger caught a woman who was walking home from the market by a lonely mountain path. She begged for her life, offering a rice cake from her basket. (1/?)