Yi Yeong-rim is an illustrator who is happy drawing pictures for stories. She majored in painting at university and studied illustration and animation at Kingston University London in England. Her books include Byeon-gu, a Child of Fire and Earth Goes to Gaegyeong; Open, Hanyang; Son, Eat Your Meal; Find Choi Gibong!; Kim Youngseo, a Detective with a Ribbon in His Hair; Confucian Scholar Jang, a Joseon Science Investigator; Three Years Spent in the Bathroom; and Find the Hunminjeongeum Haeryebon!

Her recent works include Blackie; 1st Grade with a Perfect Score: Getting Close with a Teacher; 100 Ways to Make a Boyfriend. She has illustrated 156 books in total.