Grace Lin

Ling and Ting are identical twins that people think are exactly the same, but time and again they prove to be different.

A Chinese American family prepares for and celebrates the Lunar New Year. End notes discuss the customs and traditions of Chinese New Year.

"Identical twins Ling and Ting celebrate their birthday by sharing gifts and making wishes"--Provided by publisher.

Lissy is the new girl at school and very shy, so she makes origami friends to keep her company. Lissie is the new girl at school and very shy, so she makes origami friends to keep her company.

A girl describes how her family makes and flies a kite.

In the Chinese Year of the Rat, a young Taiwanese American girl faces many challenges: her best friend moves to California and a new boy comes to her school, she must find the courage to forge ahead with her dream of becoming a writer and illustrator, and she must learn to find the beauty in change.

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

Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River.

A sad king and queen find joy and happiness after a mysterious red thread leads them to a baby waiting to be adopted.

An original tale, inspired by legends of Mulan Hua and popularized by Disney. When her sister is bitten by a poisonous spider, Mulan travels with a healer to find a flower from which the antidote can be made to save her sister's life.