Praise for Up Down Inside Out

A Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of 2020 ? “Twenty-one aphorisms are illustrated in this handsome, artfully designed picture book, from the familiar, such as “A watched pot never boils” or “You are what you eat,” to the more obscure. Utilizing printmaking, drawing, a computer, and only two colors—Pantone red and blue—as well as flaps and gatefolds, Yoon offers readers highly stylized, often humorous interpretations of the sayings. Clever, challenging content paired with accomplished, unusual art.” —School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW!
School Library Journal

“Yoon (Beastly Verse) has taken 18 English proverbs and illustrated them quite literally, using shades of red and blue and her magnificent layered woodblock style, with flaps. The mesmerizing effect is funny and surreal in a way that will appeal to children and adults alike.”
New York Times

One of 100 Scope Notes’s “Predictions! NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books 2019!” “Yoon’s bold printmaking style is instantly recognizable. A previous winner, Yoon’s art is on full display in this book, filled with flaps and die cuts.”
100 Scope Notes

“It is an exquisitely designed book, which also features flaps and die-cuts. There is also an eye-catching gatefold, pictured below. I find Yoon’s books so refreshingly bold and curious and offbeat. I remember, when Yoon’s Beastly Verse was released (2015), Daisy Fried wrote at the New York Times that children ‘appreciate the bizarre and off-kilter, and are too often denied it when grown-ups edit for positive messages and sweetness. Hooray for Yoon for countering that.’ Amen.”
Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast

About the Author

JooHee Yoon is an illustrator and printmaker committed to the art of bookmaking. She enjoys combining illustration with design whenever possible and using both traditional and industrial printing techniques for her projects. Rather than a single approach, she tries to match the tone of each project. She strives to create picture books that work on many levels and can be enjoyed by people of all ages.

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