A Gift for Nai Nai

A debut picture book about a girl who struggles to crochet a lucky hat for her Nai Nai's birthday and learns that the perfect gift comes from within.

Lyn Lyn's beloved Nai Nai has a birthday party approaching! All she wants to do is make her a lucky hat, but her crochet skills are not nearly as refined as her Nai Nai's.

Lyn Lyn cleverly ask for Nai Nai's help, saying the hat is a gift "for a friend." She wants it to be a surprise, after all.

As she struggles to crochet the gift for her grandma's birthday, making mistakes leaving her with a hole in the hat, her perseverance and their special bond lead Lyn Lyn to realize that the perfect gift for Nai Nai comes from within.

This is a love letter to all grandparents who have been there for us in more ways than one. The book will feature backmatter with a crochet pattern for young enthusiasts as well as an author's note so that the reader can learn some of the Chinese translations.

Kim-Hoa Ung is a picture book author/illustrator and an amigurumi artist. Her two children inspired her to become an author/illustrator. Her daughter once asked why there weren’t any characters like her. It made Kim think about how nice it would be for her little girl to be able to identify with a character similar to her. That’s how her dream of publishing a children’s book came about.