{"product_id":"mommas-christmas-gift-isbn-9798217006304","title":"Momma's Christmas Gift","description":"\u003cb\u003eA modern Gift of the Magi tale of a poor Hmong family celebrating Christmas and the love, sacrifice, and generosity that holds them close.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSix days a week, Momma wakes up before dawn to head to the factory. She leaves three simple bowls of rice and egg on the table for her children and always returns home before their bellies start to rumble. Sister knows their family does not have much. She loves walking home and being greeted by the glowing Santa on the corner and the twinkling lights and decorated trees inside homes. She plays with her siblings in the snow and together they dream and wish. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Christmas Eve, Momma sneaks away with Auntie May, and when it is nearly night, Momma returns home bearing a wonderful surprise. But how can this be? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMomma's Christmas Gift \u003c\/i\u003eis a touching story about the magnificent gift of a mother's love and how all mothers make magic daily, especially during the holidays.\u003cb\u003eKao Kalia Yang\u003c\/b\u003e is a Hmong American writer. She is the author of the adult memoirs \u003ci\u003eThe Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Song Poet\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSomewhere in the Unknown World\u003c\/i\u003e. Yang is also the author of the children’s books \u003ci\u003eA Map Into the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Shared Room\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Most Beautiful Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eYang Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Chautauqua Prize, the PEN USA literary awards, the Dayton’s Literary Peace Prize, the American Library Association, Kirkus Best Books of the Year, the Heartland Bookseller’s Award, and has garnered four Minnesota Book Awards. Kao Kalia Yang lives in Minnesota with her family, and teaches and speaks across the nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacqueline Tam\u003c\/b\u003e is a Hong Kong-American illustrator based in Brooklyn, NY. Her illustrations have appeared in newspapers, magazines and in children's books, and have been recognized by The Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, and\u003ci\u003e 3x3 Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Kokila","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48532169949413,"sku":"NP9798217006304","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798217006304.jpg?v=1773182925","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/mommas-christmas-gift-isbn-9798217006304","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}