Iwona Chmielewska facts for kids

Iwona Chmielewska in 2016

Iwona Chmielewska (born in 1960) is a talented Polish author and illustrator. She creates books mostly for children, but also for adults. Many of her books are very popular in South Korea. She lives and works in Toruń, a city in northern Poland. Iwona Chmielewska also teaches at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Nicolaus Copernicus University.

About Iwona Chmielewska

Early Life and Education

Iwona Chmielewska was born on February 5, 1960, in Pabianice, Poland. She studied graphic design at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. This is where she learned how to create amazing pictures for books.

Career and Popularity

Iwona Chmielewska first started publishing her books in South Korea in 1990. Since then, she has published over 20 books there. Many of her books have been translated into different languages. This means children and adults all over the world can enjoy her stories and illustrations.

Awards and Recognition

Iwona Chmielewska has won many important awards for her work. These include the Bologna Ragazzi Award. She received this award from the Bologna Children's Book Fair in both 2011 and 2013. She also won the Golden Apple award in 2007. This award was given at the Biennial of Illustration in Bratislava. These awards show how special and important her books are.

Selected Books

Iwona Chmielewska has created many wonderful books. Here are a few of them:

• 2005: Thinking ABC, published in Seoul, South Korea.
• 2006: O wędrowaniu przy zasypianiu, published in Warsaw, Poland.
• 2009: Kwak Young Kwon: Room in the Heart, BIUM, published in Seoul.
• 2010: Kim Hee-Kyung: The House of the Mind – MAUM, published in Paju-si, South Korea.
• 2011: Blumkas Tagebuch - Vom Leben in Janusz Korczaks Waisenhaus, published in Hannover, Germany.
• 2013: Eyes, published in Paju-si.

Images for kids

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  Eyes book, winner of the Bologna Ragazzi Award in 2013