LeUyen Pham facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
LeUyen Pham
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Pham at the 2024 National Book Festival
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| Born | September 6, 1973 Saigon, Vietnam |
| Occupation | Author and illustrator |
| Alma mater | Art Center College of Design |
| Genre | Children's books |
| Notable awards | Caldecott Honor (2020) |
| Spouse | Alexandre Puvilland (2005–present) |
LeUyen Pham (born September 6, 1973) is a super talented artist who writes and draws amazing books for kids! She has worked on over 120 books, bringing stories to life with her pictures. In 2020, she even won a special award called the Caldecott Honor for her beautiful drawings in the book Bear Came Along.
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About LeUyen Pham
LeUyen Pham was born in Saigon, Vietnam on September 7, 1973. She went to the University of California, Los Angeles for a couple of years. Then, she graduated from the Art Center College of Design in 1996 with a degree in art.
After college, Pham worked at Dreamworks Animation from 1996 to 1999. She helped create the layouts for animated movies. But she loved children's books so much that she decided to leave Dreamworks. She wanted to focus on illustrating books full-time.
Her First Books and Awards
Pham's first book as an illustrator was Sugarcane House, and Other Stories about Mr. Fat. It came out in 1997. In 2000, she illustrated Can You Do This, Old Badger?. This book won an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award!
Another book she illustrated, Twenty-One Elephants, also won an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award in 2004. These awards show how much people loved her artwork.
Becoming an Author
In 2005, LeUyen Pham wrote her very first book, Big Sister, Little Sister. This story is told by a younger girl. She talks about how she is different from her older sister. As the story goes on, you can see their strong sisterly love. The book has cool ink brush drawings with digital colors added. People really liked it! One reviewer said it showed "the ups and downs of sisterly love" perfectly.
Popular Book Series
LeUyen Pham is well-known for illustrating the Princess in Black series. These books are written by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale. The first book came out in 2014. Critics have said that Pham's drawings in the series are full of "energy and wit." Her pictures are lively and fun, just like cartoons!
Pham also worked with Shannon Hale to create two graphic novels: Real Friends and Best Friends. These books tell stories about friendship and growing up.
Recent Works and Recognition
In 2020, LeUyen Pham won the amazing Caldecott Honor award. She received it for her illustrations in the book Bear Came Along. This is a very important award in children's literature!
During the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020, Pham, Shannon Hale, and Dean Hale released a special free ebook. It was called The Princess in Black and the Case of the Coronavirus. It helped explain tips for fighting COVID-19 in a way that kids could understand.
Pham also illustrated another book with Shannon Hale called Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn. It was published in 2021. Her collaborations with Shannon Hale have earned her several nominations for the AML Awards. She even won one for Real Friends!
Personal Life
LeUyen Pham is married to another artist, Alexandre Puvilland. They got married on October 29, 2005.
Selected Works
Here are some of the many books LeUyen Pham has worked on:
Standalone books
- Can You Do This, Old Badger? (2000) illustrator; written by Eve Bunting
- Whose Shoes? (2001) illustrator; written by Anna Grossnickle Hines
- Piggies in a Polka (2003) – illustrator; written by Kathi Appelt
- Twenty-One Elephants (2004) – illustrator; written by Phil Bildner
- Sing-Along Song (2004) – illustrator; written by JoAnn Early Macken
- Big Sister, Little Sister (2005) – author & illustrator
- Hanukkah, Shmanukkah! (2005) – illustrator; written by Esmé Raji Codell
- Grace for President (2008) – illustrator; Written by Kelly DiPucchio
- God's Dream (2008) – illustrator; Written by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas Carlton Abrams
- Templar (2013) – co-illustrator; Written by Jordan Mechner
- The Boy Who Loved Math (2013) – illustrator; Written by Deborah Heiligman
- Bo at Ballard Creek (2013) – illustrator; Written by Kirkpatrick Hill
- The Bear Who Wasn't There (2016) – author & illustrator
- Isabella For Real (2016) – author; Written by Margie Palatini
- Bear Came Along (2019) – illustrator; written by Richard T. Morris, winner of the Caldecott Honor Award
- Grace Goes to Washington (2019) – illustrator; Written by Kelly DePucchio
- Love is Powerful (2020) – illustrator; written by Heather Dean Brewer
- Outside Inside (2021) – Author & Illustrator
- Lunar New Year Love Story (2024) - illustrator; written by Gene Luen Yang
Freckleface Strawberry Series
Illustrated by Pham and written by Julianne Moore
- Freckleface Strawberry (2007)
- Freckleface Strawberry and the Dodgeball Bully (2009)
- Freckleface Strawberry: Best Friends Forever (2011)
- Freckleface Strawberry: Loose Tooth! (2016)
Princess in Black series
Illustrated by Pham and written by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale
- The Princess in Black (2014)
- The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party (2015)
- The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde (2016)
- The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation (2016)
- The Princess in Black and the Mysterious Playdate (2016)
- The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare (2018)
- The Princess in Black and the Bathtime Battle (2019)
- The Princess in Black and the Giant Problem (2020)
- The Princess in Black and the Mermaid Princess (2022)
- The Princess in Black and the Prince in Pink (2023)
Real Friends series
Co-created by Pham and Shannon Hale
- Real Friends (2017)
- Best Friends (2019)
- Friends Forever (2021)
Vampirina Ballerina series
Illustrated by Pham and written by Anne Marie Pace
- Vampirina Ballerina (2012)
- Vampirina Ballerina Hosts a Sleepover (2013)
- Vampirina at the Beach (2017)
- Vampirina in the Snow (2018)
Alvin Ho series
Illustrated by Pham and written by Lenore Look
- Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things (2009)
- Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters (2010)
- Alvin Ho: Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-made Catastrophes (2011)
- Alvin Ho: Allergic to Dead Bodies, Funerals, and Other Fatal Circumstances (2012)
- Alvin Ho: Allergic to Babies, Burglars, and Other Bumps in the Night (2014)
- Alvin Ho: Allergic to the Great Wall, the Forbidden Palace, and Other Tourist Attractions (2015)
Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn series
Illustrated by Pham and written by Shannon Hale
