Author Salina Yoon Visits Washington Elementary STEM Magnet School

Author Salina Yoon visited Mr. Earnhart’s Kinder class this morning at Washington Elementary STEM Magnet. Ms. Yoon read to Mr. E’s students, showed them how to illustrate a book, explained what it takes to become an author, and to never give up…

Salina Yoon is the creator of over 70 innovative books for the very young, since 1998. Her bestseller, The Icky Sticky Frog, with its long stretchy tongue attached to the cover, has stuck to the hearts and hands of many children around the world. On its twelfth trip back to press, it continues to stretch its scope of little fans. Salina Yoon specializes in developing novelty formats that are unique and interactive, including the foil tab, furry face, and slide-up series. Her bright and bold illustrations fill each one, most of which she wrote and designed. Ms. Yoon has published with Scholastic Inc, Simon & Schuster, and now exclusively publishes with Penguin Young Readers Group under an exciting, new publishing deal. For more information, visit http://salinayoon.com/.

Washington Elementary STEM Magnet School, 1520 N Raymond Ave., Pasadena, (626) 396-5840 or visit www.pusd.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=37.