While her mom quietly grieves with Bob about Ruth, Paj Ntaub draws everything she's seen while she's lived across the street from them: the first worm, lilacs, the garden, her brothers, the leaves that fall. She brings her mom over to his driveway, carrying a bucket of sidewalk chalk. When spring comes, she has so much to show them-the first worm, the lilacs, everything growing in the garden-and one of the days when they're outside, they see Bob on the special bench. Paj Ntaub has an idea.

One day, cars line the street, and Paj Ntaub's father tells her that Ruth has died. Paj Ntaub is sad, but she's also busy with her brothers. Through fall, Paj Ntaub focuses on being a good big sister, and when winter comes, she realizes she hasn't seen much of Bob and Ruth.

She waves to them when she's out in the garden she walks by when they're sitting on their special bench and, after Paj Ntaub's two baby brothers are brought home, she sees them every time she goes outside to escape from the crying. Even though their Hmong story cloth is the same, the rest of their surroundings are different-including their neighbors. Paj Ntaub gets to know the new neighbors, Bob and Ruth, better as days go by.

Synopsis: When Paj Ntaub, her dad and pregnant mom, and Tais Tais move into a new house, Paj Ntaub knows thing will change. Title: A Map Into the Worldby Kao Kalia Yang (you can also access a read aloud version on YouTube, but remember to buy books to support authors if you're able to!)

A map into the world by kao kalia yang