An eight-year-old Kazakh woman publishes her books on Amazon in the USA: they have become bestsellers

Eight-year-old Malika Kabdylhak wrote a book about Nauryz. She became the first children's author from Kazakhstan, whose books began to be sold on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing in the United States, reports Law.

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The girl's mother, Akmarzhan Kasmaganbetova, was born and raised in Kazakhstan. She entered the Eurasian National University. After him she studied at universities in Japan, Australia and Norway. She married a compatriot. Several years ago, for doctoral studies, the family moved to the USA to North Carolina.

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“I worked at the world famous Duke University for more than three years. Now I am an administrative employee at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which is one of the top 25 strongest universities in the United States,” Akmarzhan shared.

Love for books

The couple has two children. Their eldest daughter, eight-year-old Malika Kabdylhak, surprises with her especially warm attitude towards books.

“Malika was born in Astana. When she was 2,5 years old, we moved to the USA. My daughter has varied interests: she draws, sings and dances. But her greatest passion is for books. She can study 3-4 medium-sized books from cover to cover at a time. We regularly visit libraries and take home dozens of books from each visit. But this is not enough for Malika. She independently sorts through the school shelves and monitors electronic textbooks. I watch my daughter fall asleep with a book in her hands and sometimes even set an alarm clock to wake up early and read before school,” shared the mother of the young writer.

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An incredible love for books prompted Malika to create her own works. She already has several original illustrative stories in English. They are published on the global Amazon platform. Malika Kabdylhak is the smallest Kazakh woman whose work is presented on a popular platform, which occupies 72% of all e-books on the world market. Read about the young polyglot from Kazakhstan who conquered TikTok in our material.

“Malika began writing her first short illustrated stories at the age of five. At first she used plain paper for this. Later I became interested in the electronic version and began creating on a tablet. This made it easier for us to digitize her records. My daughter constantly asked us to publish her books, and we promised her that we would do it someday. But they themselves did not expect that her dream would come true so soon,” admitted the girl’s mother.

Little author

The first edition of Malika Kabdylhak is called Bob and Rob – the BEST Robot Friends. The book consists of 16 pages and is intended for readers aged five to 12 years. It's about the friendship of two robots and their adventures. It contains six short stories and colorful illustrations from the author. The book is available in electronic format for Kindle, a series of e-book readers produced by Amazon.

Bob and Rob - the BEST Robot Friends became the best-selling Sci-Fi non-fiction book for Amazon users in its first week.

Second book Amina's Nauryz published on Amazon as recently as March 9, 2024. It can be purchased not only in electronic format, but also in printed version. A young Kazakh woman wrote this story in English using Kazakh words. The heroine of the plot was a girl named Amina. She shares with readers how her family celebrates Nauryz. The publication describes Kazakh national traditions, dishes, and games.

“The book is decorated with beautiful pictures in the national style. The entire design was developed directly by the author. She wanted to show foreigners in simple language, and maybe even with a child’s eye, how Kazakhs massively organize festivities on Nauryz. And how rich and beautiful our traditions are. In her opinion, this will encourage the world community to study the Kazakh language more and become more familiar with our culture,” explained the girl’s mother.

She said that once their family tried to find information about Nauryz in the United States. They visited libraries, scrolled through various platforms on the Internet, but the search was unsuccessful. Then the girl suggested that her parents diversify the Americans’ meager understanding of this bright celebration.

“Christmas and Chinese New Year are widely celebrated in the United States. But few people know our favorite holiday. Every spring we celebrate Nauryz with our family and friends: we dress up in Kazakh national clothes, cook kozhe, beshbarmak, sing our favorite songs; Malika dances kamajay. These wonderful memories served as the basis for writing a book about Nauryz,” explained the mother of the young author.

The little writer intends to publish the second part of the story about robots. Three new series with illustrations are already ready. This will allow her to release a full-fledged book about robots, which can be distributed not only on the Amazon platform, but also in bookstores.

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The family admits that they miss Kazakhstan. Malika still has the habit of greeting with the phrase Hi, my name is Malika, and I am from Kazakhstan. The school often hosts competitions and events in which the family represents Kazakhstan and shares their knowledge about its national culture.

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