(English) Born in Kyoto, Kim Hwang is a third-generation Korean living in Japan. He studied biology at university and taught biology in school. Now, as a children’s book writer, he tries his best to spread the importance of nature and life. His book, Elephant Sakura won Best Book at the 1st Creative and Non-fiction Writing Contest for Children hosted by the Japan Children’s Writer Association. Another book, Next Box, also received the CJ Picture Book Award, and Ecological Pathway won the Korea Publishing Culture Award. His works include Who’s This Seed?; Learning Peace from Gorillas; Without Bees, no Strawberries; and many more.