Grace Lin

Reimagines the cycles of the moon as a mother bakes a Big Moon Cake and, despite Mama's request to wait, Little Star begins nibbling at it every night.

An innkeeper's chore boy discovers that a visitor's stories hold the key to returning the moon to the Starry River of the Sky.

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

"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"--

"Mei plants a seed and watches it grow. Soon the little plant is up to her toes, then her knees, then her waist. How tall will it get? Engages young children in exploring informal measurement."--

"Pinmei, a storyteller's granddaughter, must find the Luminous Stone that Lights the Night to rescue her grandmother, who has been kidnapped by the Tiger Emperor"--

"Manny, Olivia, and Mei go apple picking and sort their red, green, and yellow apples by color. But then they find an apple that's all three colors. What should they do?"-- When Olivia, Mei, and Manny go apple picking, they decide to sort their apples by color since they each like a different kind.

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.

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

Manny, Olivia, and Mei are blowing bubbles. Manny's wand is a circle, Olivia's wand is a triangle, and Mei's wand is a heart. What shape will their bubbles be? Engages young children in exploring geometry and making prediction.