The Paper Kingdom

A Best Book of the Year by NPR, Kirkus, Amazon, Parents Magazine, BookPage & the Los Angeles Public Library.
 
A #1 Indie Bestseller & featured on NPR, ABC-TV, Good Morning America & Entertainment Weekly.
 
An office at night is reimagined as a fantastical kingdom of paper complete with friendly dragons in this beautiful and heartfelt picture book.

When the babysitter is unable to come, Daniel is woken out of bed and joins his parents as they head downtown for their jobs as nighttime office cleaners. But the story is about more than brooms, mops, and vacuums. Mama and Papa turn the deserted office building into a magnificent kingdom filled with paper. Then they weave a fantasy of dragons and kings to further engage their reluctant companion--and even encourage him to one day be the king of a paper kingdom.

The Paper Kingdom expresses the joy and spirit of a loving family who turn a routine and ordinary experience into something much grander. Magical art by Pascal Campion shows both the real world and the fantasy through the eyes of the young narrator.

Helena Ku Rhee writes books for children and the young at heart. Her writing can also be found in publications such as The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and Salon. She has a soft spot for small, stout animals and tries to limit her chocolate intake to a (sizeable) square a day. She currently lives in Los Angeles, but has a #lifegoal of moving to Provence someday. Visit her at helenakrhee.com and follow her on Instagram (@Helenakurhee) or Twitter @HelenaRhee

Pascal Campion is a prolific French-American illustrator and visual development artist whose clients include: DreamWorks Animation, Paramount Pictures, Disney Feature, Disney Toons, Cartoon Network, Hulu, and PBS. Working in the animation industry for over 15 years, he has steadily posted over 3,000 images of personal work to his "Sketches of the Day" project since 2005. He lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Follow him on Instagram (@pascalcampionart) or Twitter @pascalcampion