Author Helena Ku Rhee Visits USM

Award-winning author Helena Ku Rhee visited Preschool and Lower School students at University School of Milwaukee on Wednesday, Oct. 16. She shared captivating stories from her own life with students, and explained how they inspire her stories. 

USM’s Parents’ Association sponsored her visit, and families had the chance to pre-order autographed copies of her picture books at a discounted rate through Boswell Books. 

About Helena Ku Rhee
Helena Ku Rhee is an award-winning author of stories for kids and the young at heart. Her bestselling book “The Paper Kingdom” was included on many year-end best books lists, including NPR, BookPage, Kirkus, Parents Magazine and the Los Angeles Public Library, among others. She is also the author of “Sora’s Seashells,” which is a recipient of the 2024 Ezra Jack Keats Award Honor, as well as “Rosa’s Song,” “The Turtle Ship,” and “Shoes Off, Please” (forthcoming in 2025). Her essays have appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and Salon.

Helena is currently based in Los Angeles (her hometown), but she has also lived in various parts of the U.S., Asia and Europe. She loves to travel far and wide across this beautiful planet, counting among her favorite journeys a camping trip in the Sahara, a swim with elephants in Thailand, and a horseback-riding tour of Easter Island. She draws story ideas from her travels as well as her childhood.