![]() ![]() I knew the book was in the hands of children across these cities,” Yang said. “I knew Bob had children and grandchildren. She was moved to tears, but felt it would be “selfish” to keep it for her family alone. When Schally died last May, his family wrote in his obituary that he was a “teacher of life and a book inspiration.” They also decided to give his special bench to Yang. ![]() That’s where he was when the little girl who lived across the street came to visit him and give comfort in his grief - a bittersweet moment that inspired her mom, author Kao Kalia Yang, to write the award-winning children’s book “A Map Into the World.” In its pages, Bob, Ruth and their bench are there in vibrant illustrations by Seo Kim. ![]() After his wife of 60 years died, Schally sat on it alone. Maroon and plush, it used to be the back seat of an old pickup truck. Paul home, keeping an eye on neighborhood children skateboarding down the street and watching the seasons change. Kao Kalia Yang stood for a portrait at the East Side Freedom Library Tuesday afternoon.īob Schally and his wife, Ruth, liked to sit on a bench outside their yellow St. ![]()
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