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Lily Toy Hong

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Lily Toy Hong is a children’s book author and illustrator. Her works include Two of Everything, How the Ox Star Fell from Heaven, The Empress and the Silkworm, and Marco Polo and Kublai Khan: A Great Friendship. She illustrated Little Celebrations: Mr. Sun and Mrs. Sea.
LDS
LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
She grew up in a large Chinese-American family and lived most of her life in Salt Lake City, Utah. She studied at the University of Utah and the Utah Technical College, then finished her education at Utah State University, where she obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. After her graduation, she spent three years in Missouri working for Hallmark Cards. She designed children’s bed linens while at Hallmark, produced by Fieldcrest and Cannon.
Taiwan
University of Utah, Utah Technical College, BFA from Utah State University
Illustrator, Author
Female
Author, Illustrator

7 Works by Lily Toy Hong

Title Role Year Genre
The Empress and the Silkworm Author 1995
The Empress and the Silkworm Illustrator 1995
How The Ox Star Fell From Heaven Author 1991
How The Ox Star Fell From Heaven Illustrator 1991
Two of Everything Author 1993
Two of Everything Illustrator 1993
Mr. Sun and Mr. Sea Illustrator 2001
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