1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Children’s books transport us – sometimes to places of imagination and sometimes to places rooted in place and culture. A children's book can also be doorway to emotional understanding around complex topics. Kao Kalia Yang is a Hmong American writer&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;grieving mother&amp;nbsp;who recently published The Shared Room, a brave and tender book for children (and adults) about a family grieving the death of their daughter. The Shared Room is at once a book about memories, sorrow, joy, and the ways&amp;nbsp;grief&amp;nbsp;is carried individually and collectively.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Listen to Kao Kalia Yang &amp;amp; Shannon Gibney, co-editors of What God is Honored Here - Writings on Miscarriage and Infant Loss, By and&amp;nbsp;For&amp;nbsp;Indigenous&amp;nbsp;Women and&amp;nbsp;Women&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;Color on Grief Out Loud, Ep. 127.&amp;nbsp; To learn more about Kao Kalia Yang’s writing, teaching, and speaking, visit her website.&amp;nbsp; Watch Kao Kalia and illustrator, Xee Reiter, discuss The Shared Room.&amp;nbsp; Grief Out Loud https://www.dougy.org/news-media/podcasts <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/15604373/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/80903987