Ahn Somin studied picture illustration at the University of Brighton in England and now works as a writer of children's books and an illustrator. Ahn has worked in England and Italy. Ahn's works were published as picture books in Europe and then reimported and published in Korea. She hopes to illustrate and write about things she cherishes. She was chosen as the Illustrator of the Year in 2020 and as one of the fifty Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators in 2019 at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. She is the author and illustrator of Just One Minute…, and A Square. She did the illustration for the following books: Falling Asleep, Dream of a Square, The Deceit of a Sly Trickster, Shaggy Tom, and You’re the First.