Born in Seoul, Korea, and raised in New York, Anna grew up doodling around the edges of her notebooks and any loose scraps of paper she could find. A classically trained pianist with a B.A. in psychology from Wellesley College, she devoted herself to teaching music to young children. During those years of teaching, Anna discovered that drawing cartoons on yellow stickies helped keep restless children engaged. That's when she decided to expand her canvas from stickies to picture books and to pursue her newfound purpose: "Through picture and word, I want to surprise, inspire, and delight children by creating fun and heartwarming stories. I want to plant seeds of love and kindness through living characters who jump off the page and touch the reader with genuine emotions. I want those characters to show kids of all sizes, shapes, and colors what it's like to be courageous, resilient, and empathetic heroes. And I want to share with readers the magic of friendship in transforming our beliefs, our hearts, and our lives forever." Find Anna and Danbi at www.danbiandfriends.com or on Instagram @artbyannakim
