Hope Lim
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Agent: Tanusri Prasanna

Hope Lim is a children’s book author from South Korea who now lives in San Francisco with her family. She majored in English Literature and earned a master’s degree in Conference Interpretation. For many years, she navigated the world of diplomats, working as a conference interpreter for the US State Department. Then motherhood ushered her into the world of children’s literature, where she discovered the power of picture books, which transcends time, place, and language.

  • SOURGRASS
    Beach Lane Books, 2024
  • MOMMY'S HOMETOWN, illustrated by Jaime Kim
    Candlewick, 2022
  • MY TREE, illustrated by Il Sung Na
    Neal Porter Books/Holiday House Books, 2021
  • I AM A BIRD, illustrated by Hyewon Yum
    Candlewick, 2021
  • AT THE WINDOW, illustrated by Qin Leng
    forthcoming from Candlewick