Jessica Yoon

Text reads: Eastern PA SCBWI Member News! Image shows a graphic of a black and white rolled-up newspaper.

It's time for Member News! See what our Eastern PA SCBWI members shared with us this month! @mattphelandraws.bsky.social @dianawallachauthor.bsky.social @berrietr.bsky.social @rshifman.bsky.social @jessyoonwrites.bsky.social @krisrashid.bsky.social

easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2026/02/28/m...

Want to meet the people behind the books 📚

Isn't it wild to think that all these kids are running around sharing their stories/art and making their dreams come true?✨️

P.S. I saved the best one for last 🙃

The cover for Jeong is Jeong by Jessica Yoon Illustrated by Michelle Lee which features an illustrated cover in soft pastel colors. A figure with black hair, a pink headband, blue jacket, and jeans stands beneath the title with their arms held high and head turned up. Surrounding the title are bubbles featuring an older figure shaking hands with a white dog, a child holding up a tiger stuffed animal in a vest, two middle-aged figures standing with their arms around each other, an older figure smiling at what appears to be an ice cream cone, and an open book with a bird flying out of the pages and a tiger coming out the other side. The tagline reads: How can one tiny word mean so much?

Happy publication day to JEONG IS JEONG by @jessyoonwrites.bsky.social! #TeamTriada #BookSky
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/776628...

Jeong Is Jeong

#Bookaday I added @jessyoonwrites.bsky.social and Michelle Lee's Jeong Is Jeong to my 2026 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...

Thank you so much for adding Jeong Is Jeong! ☺️

Can’t wait to sprint with you!

Thanks Steph!!!

Graphic with a light blue background and the text "New from Pennsylvania Authors” at the top. The cover of BLACKPINK by Jessica Yoon and illustrated by Honee Jang is included with the book's publication information (book title, author, and publisher). The black Pennsylvania Center for the Book logo is included in the bottom right-hand corner.

🎉 Happy book birthday to BLACKPINK: A Little Golden Book Biography by @jessyoonwrites.bsky.social and illustrated by @honeej.bsky.social!

Since their debut in 2016, BLACKPINK has taken the world by storm! This Little Golden Book provides biographies for each member and is perfect for all ages.

Thank you for sharing!! 🖤💖

She’s here!!! 🖤💖

🖤💖🖤💖

A Publishers Marketplace Deal Report dated October 27, 2025 in the Children's Picture Book Non-fiction category which reads as follows: Jessica Yoon's MY LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK ABOUT K-POP, about the history, stars, music, and pop culture trends surrounding the K-pop genre, starting with Seo Taiji and Boys through today's hottest groups like BTS, BLACKPINK, and TWICE, illustrated by Suji Park, to Courtney Carbone at Random House Children's, for publication in May 2026, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency for the author, and by Simon Bollinger at Shannon Associates for the illustrator (world).

Congratulations to @jessyoonwrites.bsky.social on the sale of MY LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK ABOUT K-POP! #TeamTriada #BookSky

My dream project 🥲🥲🥲 Huge thanks to Brent @triadaus.bsky.social 🩷

Congrats!!!

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Airtable | Everyone's app platform Airtable is a low-code platform for building collaborative apps. Customize your workflow, collaborate, and achieve ambitious outcomes. Get started for free.

Hey everyone,

#KidLit4Ceasefire has now fundraised the evacuation of 10 people.

I am focusing on the next two families.
One family of 6 and another of just 3, with a 4-month-old baby. I need 500 items for this fundraiser.

I only have 218 at the moment.

Donate here:
airtable.com/appJkEF7W6Sl...

So EXCITED to finally share💙💙💙
@kalyquarles.bsky.social

#picturebooks #kidlit #author #debut #WritingCommunity #illustrator #pb #publishersweekly

🤩 I love Adam Rex! And Sylvia Chen of course!!

The cover spread for THEO CHANG IS NOT A CAT, with text on the back cover that reads "MEET THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS! Theo Chang loves Trainwhistle, his family’s newly adopted cat. There’s just one problem: Trainwhistle does not love Theo. Although he’s a lovey-dovey lap cat with humans, Trainwhistle is mean to other cats. And for some reason, he thinks Theo is another cat. Chased around the apartment and bitten on the ankle by the ferocious feline, Theo doesn’t know what to do! Too embarrassed about getting beaten up by his own cat, Theo is afraid to ask his best friend, Memo, for advice. But when his parents start talking about returning Trainwhistle to the shelter, he realizes time is running out. Can Theo convince Trainwhistle he’s a boy, not a cat, before it’s too late? Both sweetly poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, with black-and-white illustrations by Pura Belpré Honor artist Kat Fajardo, Theo’s story invites readers into Mrs. Z’s class, where friendship and fun rule the school. MIKE JUNG is the author of Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities, Unidentified Suburban Object, and The Boys in the Back Row. He is a library professional by day and a writer and ukulele player by night, and he was a founding member of the We Need Diverse Books team. Mike lives in Oakland, California, with his family, and he invites you to visit him online at captainstupendous.wordpress.com." and the title, author (me) and an illustration of Theo holding Trainwhistle, who's pushing Theo away with one paw, and Theo's friends Memo and Wyatt in the background

Wanna see something fun? Eh, I'm gonna show you whether you want to or not because it's fun for me, MWAHAHAHAHA! #evil It's the final cover for THEO CHANG IS NOT A CAT, arriving on November 4, with art by the amazing @katfcomix.bsky.social! Fun, right? Just say yes. IT'S FUN, DAMN IT #fun

Thank you so much!! 🥰

Back from ALA! In which I start a newsletter

My first newsletter is out: Back from ALA! open.substack.com/pub/jessyoon...

I’m gonna need someone to go ahead and remix BLACKPINK - 뛰어 Jump with Spice Girls - Spice Up Your Life

Jessica’s Substack | Jessica Yoon | Substack My personal Substack. Click to read Jessica’s Substack, by Jessica Yoon, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.

I’m (finally) starting a newsletter! Want to hear some fun stuff about ALA, including that time I nicely accosted a group of Korean librarians on the street and what they asked me? Want to dictate what prizes I should offer for future giveaways? Subscribe! jessyoonwrites.substack.com

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day!!

I'm August and I'd love to work on more cover art. I especially love drawing cool main characters!! 😄

Rep'd by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social 🙆

082km.weebly.com

You are the sweetest!! Michelle Lee is the illustrator and she is incredible!!

Thanks Alicia!! M neither 🥰

Please tell me why I am absolutely weeping watching Kpop demon hunters