Paula yoo biography images

When my book club read it, I remember many of the comments circling the idea that Paula's writing reminded us of writing for television - quick, cinematic and incredibly engaging. We didn't know at the time that Paula Yoo is, in fact, an accomplished screenwriter!

Here are some things that worked really well for us in helping my daughter to read: Since birth, we’ve had a variety of books (from board books to picture books to easy reader books) and .

And it wasn't until later that I learned she'd written for one of my favorite television shows of all time: The West Wing! Later, when she agreed to chat with my Rutgers students, I discovered that she'd also co-written one of my favorite episodes of that icon show: Han - which features the story of a North Korean pianist who wishes to defect to the US.

Spoiler alert: this is an incredible book, having already earned approximately 5 zillion starred reviews. It's always a joy to chat with Paula. I hope you love our conversation as much as I do! Click here for the transcript for this week's episode! Note: episode transcripts are generated by AI and are likely imperfect. Still, I hope you find them useful.

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Author Paula Yoo choose to write about the three people in her picture book biographies — Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story, Shining Star: The Anna May Wong .

Connect with Paula. Paula's website. I'm so excited about this project and it's my wish that it brings you as much light and hope as it has brought me. Special thanks to Corinna Luyken for creating the beautiful illustration that will serve as the show's logo. I've always found Corinna's art so moving and she perfectly captured the spirit of what I am trying to do, which is to put warmth and love into the world during a time when so many are working to limit kids' access to the warmth and love inherent in children's literature.