President Obama's Sister Maya Soetoro-Ng Reads from Her New Book Ladder to the Moon
Release Date: 05/11/2011
On Friday, April 15, Maya Soetoro-Ng, sister of President Barack Obama, visited the Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library and read from her debut children's book Ladder to the Moon.
The book was inspired by her young daughter Suhaila's questions about her grandmother, Ann Dunham. The book begins by asking, "What was Grandma Annie like?" That night, Suhaila climbs a golden ladder to the moon, where she finds her grandmother. A lyrical story relaying the loving wisdom of their late mother and dealing with the loss of loved ones unfolds.