I Am the Subway
★ The 2021 World Illustration Award winner
★ Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards
The internationally acclaimed phenomenon with six starred reviews!
Accompanied by the constant, rumbling ba-dum ba-dum of its passage through the city, the subway has stories to tell. Between sunrise and sunset, it welcomes and farewells people, and holds them—along with their joys, hopes, fears, and memories—in its embrace.
Originally published in Korean and brought to English-speaking audiences with the help of renowned translator Deborah Smith (The Vegetarian), I Am the Subway vividly reflects the shared humanity that can be found in crowded metropolitan cities.
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Ages 3–10 | 240mm × 260mm | 52pp | CMYK with cloth quarter-binding
Author & Illustrator: Kim Hyo-eun
Translator: Deborah Smith
AUD$27.99 | £12.99 | US$18.99 (Hardback)
AU Edition (Hardback) | AUD$27.99
Publication Date: 31 Aug 2021
ISBN: 9781922310514
UK Edition (Hardback) | £12.99 | Pre-order soon
Publication Date: 12 Jan 2022
ISBN: 9781913348588
US Edition (Hardback) | US$17.99 | Buy at Bookshop.org
Publication Date: 3 Aug 2021
ISBN: 9781950354658
★ ‘Lucky readers, climb aboard: extraordinary explorations await.’
—Shelf Awareness
★ ‘I Am the Subway makes for an unforgettable journey.’
—Bookpage
★ ‘[S]ensitive, closely observed portraits.’
—Publisher’s Weekly
★ ‘A contemplative, poignant rendering of everyday journeys.’
—Kirkus Reviews
★ ‘[B]eautiful and unusual.’
—Youth Services Book Review
★ ‘Bewitching.’
—Foreword
Kim Hyo-eun studied textile design at college and illustration at the Ibpil Future Illustration Research Institute. Books written and illustrated by Kim Hyo-eun include I Am the Subway. Picture books with illustrations created by Kim include A Baby on a Train, A Starry Flower Wall, The Place We Walk Becomes the Road, and Minji and a Squirrel.
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