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Sojung Kim-McCarthy

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Author-illustrator πŸ‡°πŸ‡·πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ She/her Agent: Susan Hawk | Upstart Crow Literary BINNA’S DALGONA out now! tinyurl.com/3m7bpcd3 World Illustration Awards 2021 Advert Category Winner instagram.com/creativesojung sojungkimmccarthy.art sojungkimmccarthy@gmail.com

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Post image 01.03.2026 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 20561    πŸ” 7823    πŸ’¬ 917    πŸ“Œ 561

I blocked this from my mind after learning about it yesterday, but yes... this is happening.

01.03.2026 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

"The Islamists oppose women getting an education," I mutter, as I aim my missile at the girls school

28.02.2026 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 23120    πŸ” 5873    πŸ’¬ 141    πŸ“Œ 63

Israel has closed all the crossings into Gaza and reimposed total siege.

28.02.2026 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1097    πŸ” 584    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 37

"brief imposition of martial law" is a funny way of saying "a fucking coup"

19.02.2026 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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μˆ˜μ • 2026-02-12 19:03 www.hani.co.kr/arti/interna...

12.02.2026 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 107    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

Oh this is splendid. Reminds me of a famous incident from when I was at university when the union events organiser was told to order Β£500 of smoked salmon for a party. Instead he ordered 500lbs. It had to be delivered in a truck. Everyone ate salmon for weeks

12.02.2026 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 411    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you ☺️☺️☺️

11.02.2026 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The first one was my favourite today, but I feel like I need to explore her more which is fun ☺️ She should be able to dance & has an auntie who looks like her, so a few things to consider!

11.02.2026 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Me when my cat runs with my cake

Me when my cat runs with my cake

Me getting up Monday morning

Me getting up Monday morning

Me in my husband’s eyes - changing my mind every second

Me in my husband’s eyes - changing my mind every second

Dance!

Dance!

Drawing day - trying to get the right version of this girl

#kidlitart

11.02.2026 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Drawing of a woman picking skin off her foot and the text "it's a mom picking skin off her foot"

Drawing of a woman picking skin off her foot and the text "it's a mom picking skin off her foot"

Behold the truest words in all of children's literature

[From the hilarious I CAN BE ANYTHING by Shinsuke Yoshitake]

13.01.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love those books!! Thanks for reminding me ✨

08.01.2026 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly! I’ll ask my agent in the meeting later how could she 😭

08.01.2026 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! And maybe less blood? Also I twisted the story so the puppy meets other prey animals in the tiger’s belly & they work together to escape which might… upset the readers in certain parts of the US idk πŸ˜…

08.01.2026 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I have a full storyboard of this one ready to be made into a PB but my agent doesn’t think we can sell a children’s book where a bully suffers an anal rupture 😭 Do you think it’s too political? But small & meek vs. big & powerful is a long tradition in Korean storytelling #kidlit

08.01.2026 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Tiny but feisty puppy ran through the guts of the tiger that tried to eat her. The tiger died from anal rupture.

Tiny but feisty puppy ran through the guts of the tiger that tried to eat her. The tiger died from anal rupture.

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!

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08.01.2026 09:58 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Keep writing books that will help this world✨

07.01.2026 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wonderful news for my friends Kelly Mangan & Maeve Mulvaney!!

07.01.2026 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations!! Maeve deserves all the awards πŸ†

07.01.2026 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi Brian, here are some fantasy+drama attempts from me! Although no irl mahjong experience, I do have a basic understanding+resources :)

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07.01.2026 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Some of my best friends are international laws."

06.01.2026 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 178    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy birthday !πŸŽ‚

06.01.2026 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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06.01.2026 05:24 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

going to the met won't cure your depression but it will remind you that for as long as humanity has existed we have felt things and used art to connect with each other and sometimes actually all you need is to sit in front of a vermeer for 2 hrs and feel a hand of history reaching out for yours

06.01.2026 05:38 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Behold the face of a dog who cannot read and has no social media

04.01.2026 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If truth has no value, or is deemed impossible to ascertain, then politically anything is possible.

23.11.2024 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 123    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @dennisgoris.bsky.social )

03.01.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2930    πŸ” 1060    πŸ’¬ 62    πŸ“Œ 16

He got that crown cuz he was the president of US. And guess who elected him? Twice even?

03.01.2026 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

02.01.2026 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1