NEWS & EVENTS

News, Book Tours, Awards, and More

Patti Kim is available to speak at conferences, expos, libraries, and schools. Topics include the young immigrant experience, fitting in, bullying, race relations, poverty, empathy, and coping with the loss of a parent.

If you are interested in interviewing, booking, or contacting Patti, please go to the Contact page.

News

• Books of Wonder: The Story Continues... reading & conversation with Meg Medina and Hena Khan

• James L Hamner Public Library Podcast: Mickey, Sun Joo and You conversation

• Prince George’s County Memorial Library interview and reading

• APALA Author Interview: Patti Kim 

Awards & Recognition

I’m Ok

• 2020 APALA Award Honor  

• Best Books for Kids Pick, New York Public Library 

• Best Fiction Books for 10-Year-Olds Pick, The Strategist 

• BookExpo 2018 Editors’ Buzz Pick 

Here I Am

• Read for Empathy Guide Pick, EmpathyLab 

• GOLD Winner for Picture Books, Family Choice Awards 

• National Parenting Publications Award (NAPPA) 

• Tillywig Brainchild Award 

• Best Children’s Book of the Year by Children’s Book Committee at Bank Street College of Education 

• Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominee 

• Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books 

• Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Books About Family & Friends 

• IndieFab Book of the Year Award 

A Cab Called Reliable

• Reviews by The New York Times, USA Today

• Diane Cleaver Fellow at Ledig House

• Book-of-the-Month Club’s Stephen Crane Award for First Fiction

• Honorable Mention by Huffington Post Books