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The Most Beautiful Thing Hardcover – Picture Book, 6 Oct. 2020

by Kao Kalia Yang (Author), Khoa Le (Illustrator)

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A warmhearted and tender true story about a young girl finding beauty where she never thought to look.

Drawn from author Kao Kalia Yang's childhood experiences as a Hmong refugee, this moving picture book portrays a family with a great deal of love and little money. Weaving together Kalia's story with that of her beloved grandmother, the book moves from the jungles of Laos to the family's early years in the United States.

When Kalia becomes unhappy about having to do without and decides she wants braces to improve her smile, it is her grandmother--a woman who has just one tooth in her mouth--who helps her see that true beauty is found with those we love most. Stunning illustrations from Vietnamese illustrator Khoa Le bring this intergenerational tale to life.

"A deep and moving reflection on enduring hardship and generational love. . . . Poignant storytelling with stunning visuals."--starred, Kirkus Reviews

"A sincere narrative that centers on the power of family love."--starred, School Library Journal

Minnesota Book Award Finalist, ALA Notable Children's Book, New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, NPR Best Book of the Year

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"A deep and moving reflection on enduring hardship and generational love. . . . Poignant storytelling with stunning visuals."--starred, Kirkus Reviews

-- (8/1/2020 12:00:00 AM)

"A sincere narrative that centers on the power of family love."--starred, School Library Journal

-- (11/1/2020 12:00:00 AM)

"Richly colored mixed-media illustrations feature beautiful, intricate patterns as a backdrop to this tale of a close-knit, multigenerational family."--Booklist

-- (10/15/2020 12:00:00 AM)

"Yang centers her cherished paternal grandmother in this poignant picture book memoir."--Publishers Weekly

-- (11/16/2020 12:00:00 AM)

About the Author

Kao Kalia Yang is a Hmong American writer, teacher and public speaker. Born in the refugee camps of Thailand to a family that escaped the genocide of the Secret War in Laos, she came to America at the age six. Yang holds degrees from Carleton College and Columbia University. Her work includes creative nonfiction, poetry, and children's books such as A Map into the World, The Shared Room, and From the Tops of the Trees. Her work has won numerous awards and recognition including multiple Minnesota Book Awards, a Charlotte Zolotow Honor, an ALA Notable Children's Book Award, the 2023 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, Dayton's Literary Peace Prize, and a PEN USA Award in Nonfiction.

Khoa Le has illustrated picture books published in a number of different countries, including the 2020 Sydney Taylor Honor book Miriam at the River. She is also an author, a graphic designer, and a painter. Khoa has a passion for travel, an eagerness to learn about different cultures, and a desire to discover the beauty of the world. Her inner moth makes her attracted to any source of light, but her dream is to one day see the northern lights. She lives in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, with her five cats.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Carolrhoda Books (R); Illustrated edition (6 Oct. 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1541561910
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1541561915
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 9 years
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 24.13 x 0.79 x 28.58 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 1,248,030 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 300 in Children's Books on Multigenerational Family Life
- 423 in Multicultural Biographies for Children
- 1,049 in Biographies of Women for Children

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Kao Kalia Yang is an award-winning Hmong American author for both children and adults. Yang came to America at the age of six from the refugee camps in Thailand. Her family was resettled in Minnesota where Yang still lives and works from.
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Khoa Le
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Khoa Le is an award-winning Vietnamese illustrator and author, with many books published in her home country and around the world. She has a passion for travel, an eagerness to learn about different cultures and a desire to discover the beauty of the world, which she finds immensely inspiring. She works and lives with her cats.
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