A review by jess_mango
The Most Beautiful Thing by Kao Kalia Yang

4.0

The Most Beautiful Thing is a stunningly illustrated picture book where the author tells of her childhood memories of her grandmother and her family. Multiple generations of this Hmong family live together and care for each other. The grandchildren all take pride in helping to care for their elderly grandmother who in turn tells them stories of growing up overseas. The family doesn't have much money so the narrator feels a little sad that she can't get a new dress for the first day of school or ice cream from the ice cream truck.

In the end she realizes that those things don't matter as much as her grandmother and the love they have for each other. This is a gorgeous book with a great message of treasuring family over things.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.