Yu Rong facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Yu Rong
Yu Rong at BookExpo 2019
Alma mater	Royal College of Art
Occupation	Illustrator, teacher
Awards	Sheila Robinson Drawing Prize (2000) Chen Bochui Children's Literature Award (2015)

Yu Rong (郁蓉) is a talented Chinese artist who creates amazing pictures for children's books. She is famous for using a special art style called papercutting. Yu Rong has won many awards for her beautiful illustrations.

About Yu Rong

Yu Rong was born in China. Before becoming an artist, she was a teacher for young students. She then went to Nanjing Normal University to study Chinese Painting and Design. Later, she moved to London, UK, to study Communication and Design at the Royal College of Art. Today, she lives near Cambridge in the UK.

Awards and Recognitions

Yu Rong has received many awards for her work in children's books. Here are some of them:

• 2000 - She won the Sheila Robinson Drawing Prize.
• 2008 - Her book Tracks of a Panda was named a Notable Children's Book by the American Library Association (ALA).
• 2013 - She received the Golden Apple Award at the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (BIB) for her book Free as a Cloud.
• 2013 - Free as a Cloud also won the Grand Jury Prize and Reader's Choice Prize at the Shanghai International Children's Bookfair Golden Pinwheel Awards.
• 2015 - Her picture book Smoke won the best picture book award at the Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Award.
• 2016 - Summer was chosen for The White Ravens selection of International Children's and Youth Literature.
• 2017 - She won the Purple Island Award at the Nami Island International Picture Book Illustration Concours for Smoke.
• 2018 - Her book I am Hua Mulan won the Chinese Picture Book Time Award Golden Prize.
• 2022 - Shu Lin's Grandpa was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal, a major award for children's book illustration.
• 2023 - The Visible Sounds was shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration.

Her Books

Yu Rong has illustrated many wonderful books for children. Here are some of her well-known works:

• A Lovely Day for Amelia Goose (2004)
• Tracks of a Panda, with Nick Dowson (2007)
• Smoke, with Cao Wenxuan (2015)
• Snowflake in My Pocket, with Rachel Bright (2016)
• Free as a Cloud, with Bai Bing (2017)
• I am Hua Mulan, with Qin Wenjun (2019)
• Summer, with Cao Wenxuan (2019)
• Dou Dou the Panda series, with Gao Hongbo, Jin Bo and Bai Bing (2019)
• Sweet Snow series, with Tie Ning (2020)
• Li Na, Being a Better Me, with A Jia (2020)
• Footprints, with Xue Tao (2020)
• Shulin's Grandpa, with Matt Goodfellow (2021)
• The Lost Child, with Jin Bo (2021)
• The Visible Sounds, with Yin Jianling (2021)
• Rope, with Cao Wenxuan (2022)
• Have You Seen The Magpie?, with Dai Yun (2022)