Kailani's Gift

Author: Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young
Publisher: Waterbrook Press
Published: 04/16/2024
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.50h x 8.60w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780593577790
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/18/2024

About the Author
With a master of fine arts in children's literature and a passion for multiculturalism, Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young is a writer, speaker, former news reporter, and foodie. Her children's book Cora Cooks Pancit received the Picture Book of the Year Award from the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association. Dorina is a self-proclaimed "glory chaser" who meets God as she runs trails through mountains or near the ocean. Dorina and her husband, Shawn, are raising three daughters in central California.

Lynnor Bontigao hails from one of the more than 7,600 islands of the Philippines. She loves to illustrate stories that share her own experiences as well as stories where family relationships, culture, and food are intertwined. Lynnor is the debut author-illustrator of Sari-Sari Summers and lives in New Jersey with her husband, two kids, and tiny dog.