korean copy of the #thehousebeforefallingintothesea = #dreamcometrue got a copy from @hyebin_haven thank you!💕 (If you can get a few in Korea, dm me!) Mom basically said in Korean that it hit different, and she could understand the depth of what I wrote 😭!! Prooni.com

Visit with me this Sunday 9/7, 12:50-1:10! Signing after at the Village Well Tent #51/52 yellow)

I create various “momisms,” sharing my thoughts in bite-size chunks w/ my kids cuz that’s all they can take! Seriously, they’ve said I “talk too much” n u can “only ask 2 things” in the past. The point is, I try to keep things brief n journal my thoughts. So today, a “momism”/“Annism” for u…

So excited to be a finalist!💕 THE HOUSE BEFORE FALLING INTO THE SEA @penguinrandomhouse Thanks for posting, fellow finalist @kerry.aradhya Final voting for ‘25 Crystal Kite Awards is open cast votes by 7/18 www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite @scbwi @scbwila @scbwi_socal @scbwicencal @hannayoonicha

So excited to announce the Korean version by Prooni.com in Korea (for now.) By 6/25 #Yugio or start of the #KoreanWar #75thanniversary annsukwang.com/2025/05/30/f...

#goodtrouble with thousands in #pasadena !! Love seeing friends from church, standing with the #nuns , STANDing UP with people who can barely walk (cuz too old n too young), everyone protesting so many undemocratic and hurtful decisions… #PRAY 🙏 for a nation n world in crisis n FIGHT BACK #handsoff

Visit me @latimesfob on SATURDAY 3-6 PM @scbwi booth AND on SUNDAY I’ll be @kccla (Korean cultural center, LA) booth from 11-12 PM #picturebooks #kidlit @scbwila @uscedu #bookfest #festivalofbooks #LATimesFOB

Join me!

Get this 3D house coloring cut out that I made for my #picturebooks #thehousebeforefallingintothesea (and get lesson plans!) at annsukwang.com (Note: this is my first post using AI - kind of amazing and scary😳. Your thoughts?) #kidlit

senate floor right now... senator cory booker www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...

#democracy or “wait n see” (getting worse) New admin=decades worth of irreversible damage hurts all (Bible calls us to care about people, nature, God gave us brains n #science ) How 2 help? letters, phone calls, #protest peacefully, #resist #pray what else?… (trying to stay hopeful)

If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.

Saw this today and thought it definitely needed sharing to my #writingcommunity Feel free to share your own thoughts and have some lovely discussion this Friday! 😀 #writesky #writersky #grammar #oxfordcomma #revpitwaiting Credit to @englishenjoyed on Instagram. www.instagram.com/reel/DGyBa4Z...

🎉 We Need Diverse Books Day is April 3rd! #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay was created to celebrate a decade of WNDB’s efforts to diversify the publishing industry. This holiday is intended to highlight the importance of reading books that reflect our beautifully diverse world.

This wasn't about security. It was a warning. To stay silent, because nobody is untouchable. Treat it as a warning, that IF we stay silent, then NOBODY is safe! RESIST ✊🏾 RESIST ✊🏾 RESIST ✊🏾 www.facebook.com/100079779344...

A Korean American Columbia University student, who is a legal permanent US resident and has participated in pro-Palestinian protests, sued the Trump administration to prevent her deportation reut.rs/4kXGqCj

South Korean national Yunseo Chung, who has lived in the US since age 7, sues Trump administration after ICE attempted to arrest and deport her for participating in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University.

Look at the #Moon right now #totallunareclipse happening

What an honor!! Thank you so much @teachingeastasia @ncta_asia To kindness and hope… 💕 #kidlit #Picturebooks #Childrensbooks #readtoyourkids #picturebooklove #picturebookawards YAY @hannayoonicha.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social www.nctasia.org/awards/

So this happened a year ago! Thank you 💕for those who helped create it @hannayoonicha.bsky.social @rosie_ahmed and continue to share #kindness #hope #kidlit #thehousebeforefallingintothesea #korean @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @pbbuds.bsky.social

#Kidlit authors support each other at #kindlingwords East in #Providence Hello new friends: @lesleybreenillustration @carolgordonekster @annesibleyobrien @zainabzk1 @ms.mantikas @elifgulbuyukoral Thank u to organizers n @alvinaling.bsky.social #bookfriendsforever_podcast for recommending

So great to have a community of #kidlit authors to connect with! Thanks @pbbuds.bsky.social !! @judycampbellsmith.bsky.social @annsukwang.bsky.social and Kobina Commeh

THANK YOU Denise, Donna @dpnyc and @prhaudio 🐧 You did an amazing job for #thehousebeforefallingintothesea I couldn’t be more #grateful 😍 And especially love the “solid sweater sisters” vibe we had going!! #kidlit love 📚

Mark your calendars! Two months to go! #KaiPoChe

💕Thank you @bowersmuseum n wonderful docents for a gr8 #storytime /art/signing event! It was so meaningful for me to share my family’s “based on a true story” #picturebook #community #care , #kindness, #hope in hard times, wartime #korea #busan *n especially hit different after #lafires 😢

@JasperPomPooChon is officially ready to give THERAPY (at churches, schools, libraries, hospitals…) via cuddles, loving licks, and belly rubs. Certified with AKC (the @americankennelclub) by passing the CGC/Canine Good Citizen training 🐶 Robert, thank you for training us!

Thank you🙏💕#kidlit community… from LA💙 #LAstrong

If you can, please help these friends of mine #LA #fires #kidlit writing partner (Aranda), house guest (Schultz), church member (Nishizaki), pastor (Paz)

#kidlit friends and those afar, we r hurting in #LA with #fires raging around us. Our home’s fine (we r fine besides terrible air, ashes, downed trees) Pray for our #firstresponders and many who lost homes (a lot of our dear friends)

Bye bye 2024 (and Christmas #socks that bring me #joy… until next year!) what brings u joy!?

Join me at #BowersMuseum in Orange Co, Ca on Sat 1/25 at 10:30 AM! First 35 RSVPs/attend, receive a free signed #kidlit #picturebook #thehousebeforefallingintothe sea

Yay! Thank you for including #thehousebeforefallingintothesea alongside these great #kidlit titles!!

#ucla #Bruins & #cal #bears in the house (n on the #christmastree )

Thank you @janeaddamspeaceassociation for shining a light on peace and kindness! It’s amazing to be a part of this worthy bunch💕 especially author friend @maria.d.aguila @hannayoonicha @penguinclassroom

Someone wanna go to my insta and press follow? Anyone else oddly spooked by this!? I feel a #middlegrade #kidlit story coming on… 😆

#Congratulations to Barbara from the Sr Center Holiday Party, who won my book (for her #teacher daughters 🥰) And there’s my mom, in red🙋🏻‍♀️ #thehousebeforefallingintothesea #hbfits

It was so great to see ‘ol friends @newsong.bsky.social and give a talk during a woman’s followship. Thank you!

YAY📚!! #bestof2024 Thank you @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social for including #thehousebeforefallingintothesea ( #HBFITS ) and local author friend, Moni @bookthreader.bsky.social 💕

Seasons Readings from #pbbuds24. Check out these amazing books with awesome gift ideas! @judycampbellsmith.bsky.social @jorenfro.bsky.social @annsukwang.bsky.social

New on the #kidlit SCBWI blog: Creative Gifts You Can Give Yourself In 2025: Community scbwi.blogspot.com/2024/12/crea... (with shout out to @annsukwang.bsky.social @krsilverstein.bsky.social & Paula Yoo!)

Part 3/3 Why I can’t get work done!… #kidlit #author distracted by too much cuteness🥹 I love my Jasper💕

📣Sound on. Why I can’t get work done! Part 2/3… #kidlit #author distractions🙄

📣Sound on. Why I can’t get work done! Part 1…

So grateful☺️ #thehornbook for including #thehousebeforefallingintothesea 🌊 #hbfanfare24 #kidlit #picturebooks @12x12.bsky.social @scbwi.bsky.social

📚👍 #Picturebooks #BookRecommendations #kidlit One of my favorites from 2024. Deeply moving. Incredible illustrations. By @annsukwang.bsky.social and Hanna Cha

Check out this #bestof2024 list for #multicultural #kidlit to add to ur reading list! Thx @csmcl 🥰 So very cool to be mentioned alongside awesome #picturebooks #middlegrade and #YA #books - especially author friends @mariechanbooks @paulayoo and @maria.d.aguila www.csmcl.org/best-books-2...

What's better than cozying up with one good book? Cozying up with MANY new #picturebooks from this week's #libraryhaul 📚 Check out this #KidLitbookstack filled with 2024 new releases sprinkled with some holiday cheer ❄️

A theme in “The House Before Falling Into the Sea” and in the general #kidlit I love 💕

L💙ve my new Korean “moon jar” or 탈앙아리 dal (moon) hannghari (ceramic jar) Thank you @hannghari_ceramics !!