by James Yang | Feb 1, 2024 | blog
I am a spoiled children’s book author and illustrator. After the exciting reaction to A Boy Named Isamu, Viking asked if there was another Mid Century artist I wanted to make into a book. I asked, “Anyone?”. “Yes”, they said and I...
by James Yang | Jan 29, 2022 | blog
Great news from the Asian Pacific American Librarian Association. A Boy Named Isamu is the 2022 Honor Title for Asian/Pacific American Literature at the ALA Youth Media Awards. The Youth Media awards is the Academy Awards for children’s book so it’s...
by James Yang | Jul 3, 2021 | blog
A Boy Named Isamu is now available for purchase and this is a book that Viking and I have been excited about for years. It is a fictional boyhood story about a day in the life of the great Isamu Noguchi as he explores nature and starts viewing the world as an artist....
by James Yang | Aug 9, 2020 | blog
3×3 Magazine is back in print which is exciting news in the design and illustration world. Even more exciting, Publisher Charles Hively chose Melinda Beck, Daniel Bueno and myself as the featured artists for the first issue. The writer for my feature, Valeria...
by James Yang | Jan 28, 2020 | blog
Incredible news came over the weekend when the Theodor Seuss Geisel committee called and said Stop! Bot! is the 2020 winner of the Geisel award. I was stunned because it is the dream in children’s book publishing to be recognized by the American Library...
by James Yang | Jan 23, 2020 | blog
One of my favorite regular gigs is the Word on The Street column by Ben Zimmer for the Wall St Journal. Every week a word or phrase in the news is featured and Ben talks about the origins for the word. I’ve joked to him it’s basically Electric Company for...
