Found in Sydney

Joanne O’Callaghan made a buoyant debut as a children’s author with her bestseller My Hong Kong, illustrated by woodblock print artist Ralph Kiggell. Her other books include The Swimmers and Found in Hong Kong, both beautifully and delicately illustrated by Kori Song, an award-winning Chinese artist. Following 12 years in Hong Kong, Joanne and her family moved to Melbourne. Published in 2018, Found in Melbourne, illustrated by Kori Song, celebrates her new home as well as Chinese-Australian friendships and connections. Found in Melbourne was short-listed for the Speech Pathology Awards, Three to Five Years category. Joanne and Kori’s most recent collaboration brings us the spectacular harbour city of Sydney.

Kori Song’s beautifully composed and observant illustrations reflect her interest in the relationship between cities and those who live in them. Kori graduated from Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, in Chongqing, China and she currently lives in the UK. Her books with author Joanne O’Callaghan include The Swimmers, Found in Hong Kong and Found in Melbourne, which was short-listed for the Speech Pathology Awards. Their most recent collaboration is Found in Sydney. Kori loves Sydney’s wildlife, ocean pools and wide variety of food and cuisines to eat. Her artwork has been short-listed for the World Illustration Awards 2022 and selected for the Illustrator Exhibition of Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2020.