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Little bird Laila

Chinese American Laila embraces the joys and struggles of translating for her immigrant parents and teaching a new language.

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Main Author: Yang, Kelly (Author)
Other Authors: Yan, Xindi (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2025.
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Chinese Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Immigrants > Juvenile fiction.
Parent and child > Juvenile fiction.
Translating and interpreting > Juvenile fiction.
Tutors and tutoring > Juvenile fiction.
English language > Study and teaching > Foreign speakers > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:Chinese American Laila embraces the joys and struggles of translating for her immigrant parents and teaching a new language.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm.
Audience:Ages 5-9 years.
ISBN:9780593407110
0593407113
Author Notes:Kelly Yang is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the picture book Yes We Will, the middle grade New From Here , the Front Desk series, and the young adult novels Parachutes and Private Label . Her books have earned multiple awards, including the 2019 APALA Award for Children's Literature, the Parents' Choice Gold Medal, and multiple best of the year lists, and her writing has been published in the New York Times , the Washington Post , and the Atlantic . Kelly immigrated to the United States when she was six years old and grew up in Southern California. Today, she and her family live in Los Angeles.

Xindi Yan left behind a small city in China to realize her dream of being a published artist. She received her BFA in Illustration from New York's Pratt Institute and has since worked as an illustrator for the gaming industry and children's media in addition to illustrating many picture books, including the New York Times bestseller Busy Betty by Reese Witherspoon. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband.

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