When Love Is More Than Words

Ages 3 to 7, Grades P to 2

A beautiful story about a family who shows their love in a multitude of ways

There are so many ways to say “I love you” without saying a word! One little girl sees the love shown in her family by the way they nurture one another through stories, food, and spending time together. With great-grandparents, grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, and siblings around, there are so many ways for love to shine through.

Jocelyn Chung’s lyrical text and Julia Kuo’s vibrant illustrations beautifully portray and celebrate a family whose caring actions speak louder than words.

About the Author

Jocelyn Chung (JocelynChung.com) is an author and graphic designer. She loves exploring the intersection of thoughtful storytelling and communicative design with a splash of warmth, empathy, and fun. When Love Is More Than Words is her debut picture book. She holds a MA in Asian American Studies and has written publications on Taiwanese American identity and family for Harvard Kennedy School’s Asian American Policy Review Journal and USA Today. When she’s not designing or writing, you can find her doodling, cafe-hopping, or on a food-venture somewhere between Los Angeles and Taiwan.

Author Residence: Los Angeles, CA

Julia Kuo (JuliaKuo.com) is the author and illustrator of Let’s Do Everything and Nothing and Luminous: Living Things that Light Up the Night. She is the illustrator of several picture books, including I Dream of Popo (by Livia Blackburne) and I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story (by Martha Brockenbrough and Grace Lin). She has also created editorial illustrations for publications such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Economist. She has taught illustration courses at Columbia College Chicago and at her alma mater, Washington University in St. Louis. She was the visual arm of Chicago’s 2017 March for Science and was an artist-in-residence at Banff Centre for the Arts in 2014 and in 2017. She is the recipient of a 2019-2020 Gray Center Mellon Collaborative Fellowship. When she's not drawing, you can find her climbing or hiking. She lives in Bellevue, Washington.