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Isabella Kung

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Hong Kong

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Isabella Kung is an Illustrator/Author, Instructor and Professional Cat Cuddler in San Francisco. Growing up in Hong Kong, she would create her own narrative and draw over all her textbooks – anything to make the dull concrete world more colorful! She is delighted she still does both every day! She has won the Silver Medal in the Illustration West 56th Competition, a finalist in Spectrum 25, featured on the cover of SCBWI Bulletin and won Portfolio Best in Show at the SCBWI 2016 Golden Gate Conference. Isabella has illustrated for Candlewick Press, Committee for Children, P&H Publishing, 826 Valencia, Ladybug Magazine, and her debut picture book, No Fuzzball!, comes out in Summer 2020 by Orchard Books, Scholastic. She represented by Jennife ...more

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Average rating: 4.31 · 1,835 ratings · 472 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	No Fuzzball! 4.35 avg rating — 754 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	No Snowball! 4.28 avg rating — 377 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
	Nunu and the Sea 4.13 avg rating — 259 ratings — published 2025 — 4 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
	1 2 3 Cats: A Cat Counting Book by Lesléa Newman (Goodreads Author), Isabella Kung (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.32 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	ABC Cats: An Alpha-Cat Book by Lesléa Newman (Goodreads Author), Isabella Kung (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.41 avg rating — 155 ratings — 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
	Jia Has a Dog Problem by Stephanie Ellen Sy (Goodreads Author), Isabella Kung (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.36 avg rating — 132 ratings — 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
	Sammy Experiences Jesus by Tom Blackaby, Rick Osborne (Goodreads Author), Isabella Kung (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Let's Get Pizza Instead! by Ashley Despain (Illustrator), Sarah Clark (Illustrations), Dave Dávila (Illustrations) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	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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	Harry the Hairiest by Laurenne Sala, Isabella Kung (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Isabella Kung said: " Oh gosh, how do I describe this book? Its words and illustrations are poetry to the heart. A gentle, soft tone; a comforting rhythm; telling a story of a child and his grandfather watching Snow Geese take off for the season. SNOW GEESE SEASON is a se ...more "

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Isabella Kung rated a book it was amazing Snow Geese Season by Angela Burke Kunkel (Goodreads Author)	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
Oh gosh, how do I describe this book? Its words and illustrations are poetry to the heart. A gentle, soft tone; a comforting rhythm; telling a story of a child and his grandfather watching Snow Geese take off for the season. SNOW GEESE SEASON is a se ...more
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Isabella Kung rated a book it was amazing Jia Has a Dog Problem by Stephanie Ellen Sy (Goodreads Author)	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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Isabella Kung rated a book it was amazing A Pie for Us!: An Acorn Book (Best Buddies #1) by Vicky Fang (Goodreads Author)	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
A great option for early readers! The two main characters in Best Buddies, Scratch and Sniff, are very cute; the vocabulary is simple, the sentence structure is short, and it includes a lot of repetition while keeping things interesting. All of which ...more
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Isabella Kung rated a book it was amazing Lucas and the Capoeira Circle by Joana Pastro (Goodreads Author)	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
A wonderful book about capoeira and Brazilian culture, and at the heart of it all, it's about confidence, or "ginga". The illustrations are vibrant and full of energy! The words are fun to read aloud and filled with instrument sounds, a perfect repre ...more
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Isabella Kung rated a book it was amazing The Quiet Ocean (The Quiet Series) by Charlotte Offsay (Goodreads Author)	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
The Quiet Ocean is a HILARIOUS story that starts with a playful, small pufferfish playing with a bubble, then, with a POP, a domino effect begins! With more and more sea creatures being affected by the precious incident, the ocean becomes increasingl ...more
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Isabella Kung rated a book it was amazing Firefly Song: Lynn Frierson Faust and the Great Smoky Mountain Discovery by Colleen Paeff (Goodreads Author)	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
Woow wow wow! I haven't had a non-fiction picture book that impacted me this deeply as this one! Firefly Song tells the story of Lynn Frierson Faust, whose love of nature and fascination with its wonder helped discover and document the first synchron ...more
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Isabella Kung rated a book it was amazing The Boo Crew Needs YOU! by Vicky Fang (Goodreads Author)	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
Oh my gosh! THE BOO CREW NEEDS YOU is one of the most adorable, creative, fun, and interactive Halloween picture books! The encouraging rhymes rolls off the tongue and will have your little readers knocking, pushing, shouting, clapping, tapping, tipp ...more
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Isabella Kung rated a book it was amazing Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! by Mia Wenjen (Goodreads Author)	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
Nap time can be a battlefield. This time, it's dad against the heavyweight champion Boxer, Baby! Who would win this fight? This adorable read-aloud is chock-full of fun word play that will surely get any young child giggling with glee. The illustrati ...more
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Isabella Kung rated a book it was amazing Tomatoes on Trial: The Fruit v. Vegetable Showdown by Lindsay H. Metcalf (Goodreads Author)	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
Oh, what fun is "Tomatoes on Trail"! It's so rare that a nonfiction book can carry such humor, pizzazz, and energy! Sharing the fascinating history and actual court case of the long-time debate over whether tomatoes are a fruit or a vegetable. Showin ...more
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