Guojing is a Chinese author and illustrator best known for her children's books. Her debut book The Only Child, a wordless graphic novel,[1] was selected as one of the best illustrated children's books of 2015 by The New York Times[2] and as one of the 10 best picture books of 2015 by Publishers Weekly.[3]
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 Guojing in September 2016, during the Berlin International Literature Festival in Berlin, Germany | |
| Occupation | Artist, children's book author |
| Notable works | The Only Child Stormy The Flamingo |
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Life and career
editGuojing was born in Shanxi, a province in northern China. She became interested in making art thanks to an art class she took when she was ten years old.[4] She has stated that the isolation and loneliness that she felt as she was growing up under China's one-child policy later provided inspiration for her debut book, The Only Child.[5][6]
She attended Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts and graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.[7] She has previously worked as a concept artist for animated TV shows and games, but the publication and success of The Only Child allowed her to move to working full time on her own work.[4] She followed the publication of that book with two more books for children, Stormy in 2019 and The Flamingo in 2022.[8][9] Guojing has stated that The Flamingo, a nearly wordless graphic novel for children, was inspired in part by her experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the death of her grandmother and the birth of her first child.[10] She now lives in Vancouver, Canada and has stated that she is working on a science fiction graphic novel about artificial intelligence.[11]
Bibliography
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "The Only Child". Kirkus Reviews. 15 September 2015.
- ^ "The New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2015". The New York Times. 2015-10-28. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ^ "Best Books of 2015". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ^ a b Gilmore, Natasha (11 December 2015). "Fall 2015 Flying Starts: Guojing". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ "The Only Child by Guojing". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ Wang, Serenitie (28 April 2016). "China's 'loneliest generation' finds solace in art". CNN. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "Guojing". www.penguin.com.au. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ^ a b "Stormy by Guojing". Kirkus Reviews. 15 June 2019.
- ^ a b "The Flamingo". Kirkus Reviews. 1 September 2022.
- ^ Eliopulos, Andrew (21 November 2022). "Stories That Soar: Interview with 2022 Best Books Cover Illustrator Guojing". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ Bird, Betsy (10 August 2022). "The Flamingo: An Interview with Guojing About Her Latest, Loveliest Creation". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2022-11-27.