Author-illustrator BENSON SHUM uses watercolor, ink and digital tools to create his illustrations. Trained in animation, his stories and paintings are expressive and full of movement. Benson is also an animator on films such as Frozen, Big-Hero 6, Zootopia, Moana and Frozen 2 at the Walt Disney Animation Studios. Originally from Vancouver, he now resides in Los Angeles.
Visit Benson online at:
www.bensonshum.com
www.instagram.com/bshum79/
www.twitter.com/bshum79
Benson’s Bookshelf:
Little Seed
by Benson Shum
Little Simon | 2022
Anzu the Great Listener
by Benson Shum
Roaring Brook | 2023
Anzu the Great Kaiju
by Benson Shum
Roaring Brook | 2022
Alex’s Good Fortune
by Benson Shum
Penguin Workshop | 2021
Sloth Went
by Adam Lehrhaupt
illustrated by Benson Shum
Bloomsbury | pb 2020 | bb 2021
• Winner of National Parenting Product Award
★“Comic gold. . . . Younger children inspired by Sloth’s courage and independent spirit may likewise be drawn to dance along after their own successful (e)missions.”
—Booklist, starred review
“Extremely endearing.” —Kirkus Reviews
Foreign editions available:
Korean | EduNTech Co.
Hide ‘N’ Sheep
by Jennifer Sattler
illustrated by Benson Shum
Little Simon | 2019
Go To Sheep
by Jennifer Sattler
illustrated by Benson Shum
Little Simon | 2019
Holly’s Day at the Pool
Walt Disney Animation Studios Artist Showcase
by Benson Shum
Disney-Hyperion | 2017
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