Yang is also the author of the children’s books, A Map Into the World, The Shared Room, and The Most Beautiful Thing. The Song Poet has been commissioned as a youth opera by the Minnesota Opera and will premiere in the spring of 2021. The Latehomecomer is the first Asian American authored and centered book to be added to the roster of the Literature to Life Program and a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read title. Yang is the author of the memoirs The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir and The Song Poet. She is a graduate of Carleton College and Columbia University. A Map Into the World is a beautiful and hopeful story about love and loss, family and friendship, and it belongs in every reader's hands.-Sarah Park Dahlen, Associate Professor in the MLIS Program at St.Kao Kalia Yang is an award-winning Hmong-American writer.
This sad but heartening work reminds us how important it is that we care for our neighbors, and in so doing, we may discover we are not so different-a message that our children need now, more than ever.-Bao Phi, author of A Different Pond A young Hmong girl settles into her new home, and as the seasons change, so does the world around her. Powerful, beautiful, and transcendent.-Newbery medalist and New York Times bestselling author Matt de la Pena With the clear, careful, and beautiful language we've come to expect from her, Kao Kalia Yang unfurls her first children's book, a journey waiting to reward our every step. This is exactly the kind of book I want to read to my daughter, and I wish I could hand a copy to every kid. But who are her treasures for? A moving picture book debut from acclaimed Hmong American author Kao Kalia Yang. As this curious girl explores life inside her house and beyond, she collects bits of the natural world. She moves into a new home with her family and encounters both birth and death. As the seasons change, so too does a young Hmong girl's world.
Alison McGhee, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Someday A heartfelt story of a young girl seeking beauty and connection in a busy world. Filled with wonder and sorrow and happiness.
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