A Multisensory Experience: The Most Beautiful Thing Audisee and Audiobook

Explore The Most Beautiful Thing by Kao Kalia Yang like never before through its immersive Audisee® eBook with audio format. Read on to discover how these formats add new dimensions to this beloved story!

The Most Beautiful Thing by Kao Kalia Yang is a poignant exploration of family bonds and the beauty of love and resilience. Through Yang’s tender storytelling, readers are drawn into a tapestry of memories as Kalia’s grandmother recounts her life in the jungles of Laos while Kalia and her siblings care for her in their modest home in America. The narrative seamlessly weaves Kalia’s present with her grandmother’s past, capturing the family’s journey from hardship to resilience. When young Kalia wishes for things her family cannot afford, her grandmother gently reminds her of the richness they already share—a beauty found in love, heritage, and family strength. Illustrated by the talented Khoa Le, each page is brought to life with rich, evocative artwork that immerses readers in the landscape and emotions of Yang’s story.

To enhance this moving story, The Most Beautiful Thing is available in Audisee and audiobook formats. This combines the story’s visual and audio elements, giving young readers a hands-on way to engage with the book and supporting early literacy skills by pairing text with spoken words.

Adding a personal layer to The Most Beautiful Thing, Kao Kalia Yang narrates the story in both English and Hmong—available as separate audiobook versions. Her narration brings readers closer to her memories and culture, enriching the story’s themes of family, strength, and tradition. For those new to the Hmong language, a pronunciation guide is also included to help readers along the way.

To make this immersive experience even more unique, there is a link to a piece of music to listen to as you read along—adding a fitting soundtrack that deepens the book’s heartfelt message.

Learn more about The Most Beautiful Thing and check out the Audisee and audiobook format on lernerbooks.com