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Korey is a sansei, or third-generation Japanese American, born and raised in Los Angeles. She played basketball for a Japanese American league, graduated from the University of California, Riverside and studied at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. Korey has worked in the animation and fashion industries for companies such as Disney and the Gap. I Am Able to Shine is her first picture book.

She is married to Mike Wu, the author and illustrator of the acclaimed, bestselling Ellie series, the first picture book of which was named one of NPR’s best books of the year. He is also a Pixar artist and has worked on films including The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Up, Toy Story 3, Coco, and Soul.

They live in the San Francisco Bay area in ...more

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Average rating: 4.33 · 1,014 ratings · 170 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	I Am Able to Shine by Korey Watari, Mike Wu (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.29 avg rating — 837 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kimi the BALLerina by Korey Watari, Mike Wu (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.51 avg rating — 177 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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