Aram Kim Illustration

NY based children's book author/illustrator Aram Kim's sketch Blog. Check out www.AramKim.com

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February 1st is World Read Aloud Day! @kidlittv will be live streaming read aloud from many authors between noon to 5pm! Stay tuned. I will be reading No Kimchi for Me! at 4pm. #WRAD #wrad18 #worldreadaloudday #worldreadaloudday2018 #kidlit #earlyliteracy #book #bookstagram (at KidLit TV)

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Spring Table: Water Parsley Pancakes, 2017

Spring Table: Water Parsley Pancakes, 2017

Korean name for water parsley is “mi-na-ri.” Minari is a sign of spring. When you see dishes made of minari on the table, you know that spring has come. New school year starts in March in South Korea. Forsythia starts bloom everywhere. Everything feels spring even if the weather is still a bit chilly. I went home, South Korea, this year in March. Taking advantage of the fact that I’d left my…

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A piece for a beautiful aumtumn Sunday afternoon. #kidlitart #autumnisforreading #fallisforreading #reading #book #friendship #nabiandmimi #series #characterdevelopment #puppy #ginko #ginkotree #yellow #cat #girl #illustration

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Planning a piece in black white is the most comforting stage (before the excitement and frustration of coloring!). #wip #sketchbook #kidlitart #autumncelebration #ginkotree #ginko #friends #reading #blackandwhite #pastel #fallisforreading #book #illustration

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Had a blast this morning at @kidlittv studio doing a fun interview with @rsteino for StoryMakers segment. Can't wait for its air date in October! #kidlittv #holidayhousebooks #catonthebus #storymaker #interview #kidlit #kidlitart (at New York, New York)

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It's happening! Everyone's welcome. :) Books, art, refreshments ♡ #booklaunchparty #Booklaunch #CatOnTheBus #kidlit #kidlitart (at Books Of Wonder)

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Someone's planning on something! #Booklaunch #booklaunchparty #catonthebus #booksofwonder #flyer #invitation #crayola #crayon #diy #holidayhousepublishing

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The most delightful 'page not found' ever!! Who would be annoyed not to see a beautiful melanin cup when they see a lovely labrador with colorful scarf instead?? @ricedk #happynationaldogday #pagenotfound #ricebyrice #labrador #mostcleverpagenotfound #dog #colorful

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Drawing for the next story in the blog about lunch boxes from my junior high school years. Eating lunch and sharing food with friends everyday was one of my favorite memories from my boring junior high school years. #foodillustration #wip #drawing #memories #illustratedmemory #southkorea #dosirak #점심시간 #도시락

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Publishers Weekly posted a very sweet review on my debut picture book Cat On The Bus. Thank you!! <3 I appreciate their noting the “acts of kindness.”

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A story when I “encountered” half & half in America for the first time is in my blog illustrated memory: https://illustratedmemory.wordpress.com/2016/08/05/coffee-with-half-half-in-new-haven-2005/

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Story about my favorite breakfast/comfort food I found in America in 2003 is in my blog Illustrated Memory: https://illustratedmemory.wordpress.com/2016/07/17/breakfast-to-go-illinois-2003/

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July 10th, Sunday at Queens Museum for Children’s Book Celebration event! Was wonderful!!

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Now I can take a convenient non-stop flight between New York and Seoul, but in early 2000s, when I lived in midwest, all my planes to and from Korea had an overlay in Japan. After ten plus something hours of being cramped in a narrow seat from USA to Japan, I would sit at the transfer gate totally exhausted, thinking of home that I would get to in couple hours. I had never gone outside of the airport (except one time the airline overbooked the flight and I stayed at the nearby hotel until the next flight) to explore the city. Then in 2010, my close friend from college who had moved to Tokyo invited me to stay over, and I stopped by for a week on my way home to Korea.

I ate a lot of delicious food during my stay in Japan, but what I remember the most is the breakfast my friend cooked every morning. She had recently moved to the apartment at that time, so didn’t have any table to sit around. We would sit on the floor with food and eat together. Every morning, she made hearty meal for our breakfast. Even for someone who loves cooking, making breakfast every day for someone else is a lot of work especially when it involves more than pouring cereal and milk in a bowl. She always included small side dishes of pickled veggies, lots of salad with fresh lettuce, and big omelet style eggs, which were all delicious. On top of that, there was a main dish – one day it was perfectly simmered chicken to go on top of rice, another day it was grilled fish, another day it was tiny pancakes with tuna, crab, and veggies. While my friend was cooking, I stayed in bed and got up only when the breakfast was ready. It definitely was the luxury not many grownups get to enjoy, and it still remains as my favorite memory in Japan, thanks to my friend’s heartfelt hospitality.

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Work in progress - pickles! #wip #sketchbook #pickles #foodillustration #bw #pastel #pencil

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This adorable sun basking turtle had its two feet stretched out when I was walking by the Central Park pond, but then when I was walking by again after a few minutes, all four feet were out, happily stretched. #happyturtle #sunbaskingturtle #centralpark #nycsummer #nyc #dailyillustration #turtleillustration #pastel #centralparkpond #illustration

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Had a perfect breakfast in a town named selcuk, in Turkey, while traveling with my sister in 2002. Fresh good food set out in a garden, surrounded by jasmine flowers, it was one of the perfect moments I had in Turkey. More story about this on my blog illustratedmemory.wordpress.com #foodillustration #turkey #travellog #foodlog #fooddiary #foodjournal #illustratedjournal #illustratedfood #illustratedmemory #illustration #turkishbreakfast #breakfast #turkishfood