Looking for new picture books for children this spring? Here are 12 beauties, focusing on friendship, history and nature. With belly laughs! Reviews by Laurie Hertzel startribune.com/kao-kalia-yang…

Very cool opportunity. Open to the public. First 30 families get a free copy THE ROCK IN MY THROAT thanks to the Hmong Early Childhood Coalition.

A surprise came in the mail today. Galleys of THE DIAMOND EXPLORER, coming 9/17/24 from ⁦Dutton Books⁩. A thin volume that has taken me a very long time: my very first middle-grade fiction!

Middle and high school Multicultural Club students attended the show 'The Latehomecomer ' based on the book by Kao Kalia Yang Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Students also enjoyed lunch at Hmong Village Shopping Center.  Menomonie Middle Menomonie Schools #hmongheritagemonth

So many good books here! Thanks Star Tribune and Laurie Hertzel for including ROCK IN My THROAT and the upcoming CAGED (5/28/24). Lerner Books Kokila

Thank you, Simon Smith.

So special indeed.

Educators! If you're sharing THE ROCK IN MY THROAT by Kao Kalia Yang and Jiemei Lin in your classroom or library, we have great resources for you.
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You will also laugh and celebrate the richness of life!

“Where Rivers Part” (Atria Books) is one of the most difficult books I’ve ever read. It’s also one of the most valuable. For an emotional, insightful, ultimately rewarding experience, read either or both of these books.' --Joe Nathan

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Minnesota, I LOVE doing readings on rainy days. Tonight, I'll be at the University Club (420 Summit Ave) at 7:30 reading from my newest books, ROCK IN MY THROAT & WHERE RIVERS PART.

Tomorrow evening, returning to Northfield to read for Content Bookstore. Info below.

'Yang (Kao Kalia Yang) clearly spent long hours listening to her mother’s memories for this book. 'I am lucky that I get to be your daughter in this lifetime,' she writes. 'In all the lifetimes to come, if I get to choose, let me be your daughter again.''

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Woke up to a review of WHERE RIVERS PART in the New York Times Books:

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“Twsb never saw her mother again after that long-ago day in the jungle, but she gave her own girl the best gift of all: her whole self.”

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Three Things I Love About... The Rock In My Throat by Kao Kalia Yang and Jiemei Lin! I love this book so much, y'all; it's on my list of 2024 faves for ES & MS readers from @bookeliicous! 🩵🩵🩵🩵bookelicious.com/blog/jennifer-…

Kao Kalia Yang's decision to leave the Hmong-only phrases in her book, The Rock in My Throat, spotlights the problem of the English-dominant literary landscape in a country where residents speak hundreds of languages.

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Mark your calendars and join Kao Kalia Yang for an insightful reading and presentation of her memoir WHERE RIVERS PART and her new picture book THE ROCK IN MY THROAT. The event will be held in the Grand Event Center on Wed, April 17th at 7 pm. Content Bookstore
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“I write these books in hopes that the world will remember that in a world full of people, there are many who are born without luck on their side, and yet they have persisted,” Yang said. “And yet they have spoken and they have been heard.”

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“Criticism & misunderstanding of Yang's decision to leave the Hmong-only phrases in her book, The Rock in My Throat, spotlights the problem of the English-dominant literary landscape in a country where residents speak hundreds of languages...”
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WHERE RIVERS PART is in great company! Atria Books

“Her beautiful storytelling of her mom’s daunting journey makes it impossible for us to forget while shedding light on a history that so many people have forgotten or never knew about except the people who survived that part of history.”

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