Introduces the five food groups and the benefits of nutritional eating.

"Family is important to Hua Mulan--even if her parents don't understand why she would rather ride her horse, Black Wind, than weave, or how her notorious clumsiness can be so different from the graceful demeanor of her younger sister, Xiu. But despite their differences, Mulan has a deep love for her family, especially Xiu. So when her sister is bitten by a poisonous spider, Mulan does everything she can to help, including seeking out a renowned healer....

"Identical twins Ling and Ting like to be silly, tell jokes, and laugh together"--

This simple, young, and satisfying story follows a Chinese American family as they celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.Each member of the family lends a hand as they prepare a moonlit picnic with mooncakes, pomelos, cups of tea, and colorful lanterns. And everyone sends thanks and a secret wish up to the moon.

A child describes the various little dishes of dim sum that she and her family enjoy on a visit to a restaurant in Chinatown.

A king and queen feel a strange pain until they realize a red thread is pulling at each of their hearts and that they must follow to wherever it leads them.

"Olivia and Mei have two cups of cocoa and three big marshmallows. Olivia gets one marshmallow, and Mei gets one marshmallow. How will they share the last one? Engages young children in the math of sharing equally"--

Robert, a little mouse anxious to experience snow, falls out of his bedroom window in his family's boot home and has a snow adventure.

When a dragon snatches the youngest of seven talented Chinese sisters, the other six come to her rescue.

A Chinese American girl provides rhyming descriptions of the great variety of colors she sees around her, from the red of a dragon, firecrackers, and lychees to the brown of ginger, soy sauce, and her teddy bear.